Reception and Integration Counseling Points
Reception and integration counseling should begin immediately upon arrival so new team members can quickly become integrated into the organization

Posted Wednesday, May 3, 2006

As the leader, you must counsel new team members when they arrive at your organization. This reception and integration counseling serves two purposes. First, it identifies and helps fix any problems or concerns that new members may have, especially any issues resulting from the new duty assignment. Second, it lets them know the organizational standards and how they fit into the team. It clarifies job titles and sends the message that the chain of command cares. Reception and integration counseling should begin immediately upon arrival so new team members can quickly become integrated into the organization.

• Organizational standards.
• Chain of command.
• NCO support channel (who and how used).
• On-and-off duty conduct.
• Personnel/personal affairs/initial clothing issue.
• Organizational history, organization, and mission.
• Soldier programs within the organization, such as soldier of the month/quarter/year and Audie Murphy.
• Off limits and danger areas.
• Functions and locations of support activities
• On- and off-post recreational, educational, cultural, and historical opportunities.
• Foreign nation or host nation orientation.
• Other areas the individual should be aware of, as determined by the leader.