USCGC DALLAS (WHEC 716)
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SPONSOR Sample Welcome aboard message: SUBJ:
SN xxxx xxxxx 1234567, USCG 1. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO DALLAS, ONE OF THE
TWO LARGEST AND MOST CAPABLE COAST GUARD CUTTERS HOMEPORTED
ON THE EAST COAST. AS A VALUED MEMBER OF THE DALLAS TEAM, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ARRIVAL, AND ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING
MAKE YOUR TRANSFER HAPPEN AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.
2. TO ASSIST YOU ON A
ONE-ON-ONE BASIS, I HAVE ASSIGNED BM1 xxxxxxxxxxxx AS YOUR SPONSOR. HE IS ANTICIPATING YOUR
ARRIVAL AND IS PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT
PROCESS. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO E-MAIL, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
SPONSOR AT xxxxxxxxx(AT)CGCDALLAS.USCG.MIL. BM1 xxxxxxxx MAY
BE REACHED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 0630 AND 1330 BY CALLING THE SHIP AT
843-308-9636.
3. BM3 xxxxxxxxxxx HAS ALSO BEEN ASSIGNED TO ASSIST YOU WITH
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO E-MAIL, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR SPONSOR AT,
xxxxxxxx(AT)CGCDALLAS.USCG.MIL OR BY CALLING THE SHIP
AT 843-308-9636.
4. DALLAS EXPECTS TO BE IN PORT AT THE TIME OF YOUR RPT DATE.
YOU WILL NEED TO REPORT IN A
TROPICAL BLUE LONG UNIFORM. IF
FOR SOME REASON DALLAS SHOULD
BE AWAY FROM THE PIER, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT YN3 CHRISTINE
CROCKETT AT SECTOR CHARLESTON SPO. SHE
MAY BE REACHED AT (843) 720-7709.
5. THE WORK-LIFE RELOCATION
MANAGER SERVING DALLAS IS LOCATED AT ISC MIAMI AND MAY BE REACHED AT (305)
415-6976, OR BY VISITING THE CG INTRANET WEBSITE AT CGWEB.LANT.USCG.MIL/ISCMIAMI/WORKLIFE.HTM,
OR VIA THE WORLDWIDE WEB ATWWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/G-WKW/WORKLIFE/INDEX.HTM.
6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES IN THE CHARLESTON AREA, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT OUR COMMAND FAMILY
REPRESENTATIVE (OMBUDSMAN). YOU CAN REACH THE SHIP'S OMBUDSMAN, MRS. TRACI APPERSON AT (843) 297-6899. IF YOU ARE MARRIED AND YOUR SPOUSE WOULD LIKE
ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM ANOTHER SPOUSE OF A DALLAS CREWMEMBER, PLEASE CONTACT
THE OMBUDSMAN. 8. AGAIN WELCOME ABOARD. I'M CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL HAVE A REWARDING AND MEMORABLE TOUR OF DUTY. THANK YOU
FOR SERVING THE NATION ABOARD DALLAS. SEMPER NOSTRA OPTIMA - ALWAYS OUR BEST!
9. CAPTAIN HAROLD W. FINCH, COMMANDING OFFICER, SENDS. BT
This portion of our site is dedicated to help your transition
to the DALLAS as painless as possible. Whether your fresh out of boot camp,
the Academy, OCS, direct commission school, or transferring from another unit
all the information you should need will be here. However, if by some chance
we missed something just give our Admin staff a call (843-308-9636) and they'll
be happy to help you. We hope your initial experience with our unit is better
then you could have ever hoped for. Ok now for a quick overview of what you
can expect...
When you first receive orders to DALLAS you should receive a welcome aboard message addressed to your current command on CGMS. This
message should tell you some information about the unit that will be important for reporting aboard. It will also assign you a sponsor to help with the transition.
In addition the units ombudsman can be contacted at his/her permanent cell phone number of 843-863-8314.
Your sponsor is somebody that you should get to know well before
you show up at the brow. This person will be able to answer immediate questions
you may have about the unit, your move, or the billet you may be filling -
SO USE THEM!!! Any person on the ship will be more than willing to help you
out, you just have to ask.
In addition to your sponsor many personnel (particularly junior
personnel) will be assigned a "running-mate". This person will be
a mentor of sorts once you report aboard to make your transition a good one.
They will walk you through the ship, teach you things about the unit, and
most importantly watch you during your first few weeks onboard. Housing
DALLAS' housing needs are primarily met through the Housing Officer at USCG Group Charleston. Accompanied members may liaison directly
with Charleston Naval Weapons
Station Housing or may obtain housing in the open market. There is no
mandatory housing requirement for DALLAS crewmembers. Single members reporting
to the ship must first meet specific watch and Basic Damage Control qualifications
prior to being placed on the unaccompanied housing list. Contact your sponsor
for further information.
Medical
Crewmember medical needs are met through the Charleston Naval
Hospital medical facilities, with Charleston Air Force Base as a secondary
source. TriCare is the provider for most of our dependents. Information
on the TriCare program or Charleston area sources may be obtained through
the medical representative at USCG Group Charleston, or through the TriCare
representative at any of the military medical facilities in the area.
7. IF YOU ARE SINGLE AND E-3,
YOU MAY REQUEST ASSIGNMENT TO GOVT LEASED HOUSING UPON YOUR ARRIVAL TO DALLAS,
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR INITIAL INDOCTRINATION PROCESS. IF YOU ARE
MARRIED, THE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION GOOSE CREEK HOUSING OFFICE HAS A HOME PAGE
ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB. THE ADDRESS IS HTTPS://CHSSUN5.SSG.NAVY.MIL. IT
PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING. PLEASE CONTACT MRS.
MILLER, AT 1-800-362-2399 AT NAVAL WEAPONS STATION GOOSE CREEK FOR ASSIGNMENT
TO GOVT FAMILY HOUSING. IF YOU ARE SINGLE AND E-2, SHIPBOARD BERTHING IS
PROVIDED UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR INDOCTRINATION PROCESS AND HAVE BEEN
ADVANCED TO PAYGRADE E-3.
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