Reception and Integration 
Developmental counseling statement sample covering Reception and Integration

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Counseling Sample For:

• Reception and Integration

Possible Key Points To Discuss During Counseling:

• Family Issues (FRG, financial, housing, child care, etc..)
• Command policies and SOP’s
• Review job description, area(s) of special emphasis, additional duties, and Army Values
• Unit’s METL
• Expectations in job performance and military bearing
• Duty roster, deployments and other readiness issues
• Personal and organizational goals – short term and long term
• Orientation of the unit and installation
• Sponsor
• Physical fitness
• Fraternization
• Rating chain
• Promotion, leaves, pay, schools
• Training
• Standards
• Problems

Possible Plans of Action:

• Review Command policies and SOPs
• Learn the unit’s METL
• Work with sponsor to get settled in
• Review training schedule and duty roster
• Make a plan for short and long term personal and organizational goals
• Get a copy of the rating chain (if applicable)
• Update promotion packet (if applicable)
• Prepare for promotion board
• Maintain good physical condition
• Maintain good/positive military bearing at all times on and off duty
• Resolve all current problems and any problems that may come up in the future ASAP

Possible Leader Responsibilities:

• Review the job description and any additional duties with the soldier and outline the expected standard
• Tell the soldier what duty rosters that they can expect to be on
• Brief the soldier on the unit’s METL and any deployment or readiness issue
• Give the soldier an orientation of the unit and installation
• Assist the soldier in resolving any problems they may have
• Provide the soldier with a copy of the commander’s policies and unit/section SOPs
• Provide the soldier with a copy of the rating scheme (if applicable)
• Assist the soldier with any problem with promotion, leave, pay or school
• Provide the soldier with a copy of the current training schedule