Welcome to the 52nd Engineer Battalion
Fort Carson, Colorado- "The Best Hometown in the Army"

Battalion's welcome letter

In-Processing; Where do I report?

One of the first stops you will want to make when arriving at Fort Carson is to the Fort Carson In-Processing Center located at Building 1218, room 136. Their hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 7:30am-3pm & Friday 8:30am-3pm.

The Center is closed Saturdays, Sundays & all training & federal holidays.

The Center's phone number is 719-526-9732/9889/4454.

Soldiers are authorized to report in civilian clothes; however, Soldiers must be clean-shave & in accordance with AR 670-1 (i.e., no piercing, etc.)

Any Soldier wishing to report after duty hours must go to Building 1013 and sign-in with CQ.

In-Processing; What do I bring?

All Soldiers on assignment to Fort Carson should bring with them all initial issue.

All Soldiers must have the following documentation when reporting:

  • All assignment Orders & Amendments
  • DA Form 31 (leave form)
  • Medical Record
  • Dental Record
  • Copies of Profiles (P3 and above only)

In-Processing; Taking permissive TDY with your leave?

If you are taking Permissive TDY in conjuction with your leave and it is annotated on your Leave Form (Block 17), you must go to the Housing Office in Building 7301, Woodfill Road (The Colorado Inn) and get your leave form stamped.

If you do not have this stamp you will be charged the 10 days of leave instead of PTDY.

If you need a leave extension, check your orders for contact information or call the Replacement Detachment at 719-339-7077 or 1-800-279-1151.

Travel Pay

Coordinate with your losing unit with regards to advanced travel pay. Check out the Defense Travel Management Office for more information

Climate and Altitude

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