Base guide
Fort Carson
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Fort Carson, in the Colorado Springs area, is home to the 4th Infantry Division, and its history began with the attack on Pearl Harbor: on January 6, 1942, Colorado Springs was announced as the site of an Army camp, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Fort Carson.
Signing in
All inbound Soldiers, colonel and below, sign in at the READY Company Installation Reception Center, Building 1456, 1783 Nelson Blvd. (staff duty 719-526-6961), per the Fort Carson check-in page. Army Community Service helps newcomers and families with financial hardship (719-526-0457), and the relocation team takes texts at 719-551-1891, per the Fort Carson MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page. Shuttle buses run throughout the post.
Rules to know before you drive on post
While driving, you may not speak on a handheld cell phone unless you use a hands-free device or the vehicle is parked. All firearms transported on post and at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site must be registered with the Provost Marshal’s Office on FC Form 66-E. Road conditions change with the season and are posted on the official homepage; on training holidays and federal holidays, typically only three or four gates are open, the page says.
Housing: Balfour Beatty and the HSO
Family housing on Fort Carson is managed by Balfour Beatty Communities at the Joel Hefley Community Center and is available to all ranks (719-579-1606), per the housing page. Your full with-dependents BAH is your monthly rent, and for dual-military couples the senior Soldier’s BAH applies. Utilities are not free: Fort Carson takes part in the Live Army Green program. EFMP families can get help from the ACS EFMP office (719-526-0400).
If you receive BAH, report to the Housing Services Office, Building 1225, when you arrive; “Army regulations require you to visit HSO prior to making permanent off-post living arrangements”, the government housing page says. Single Soldiers E-5 and below, and dual-military Soldiers whose spouse is assigned elsewhere and who have no dependents, are assigned barracks rooms through Unaccompanied Housing in the same building.
Medical care
Evans Army Community Hospital is on Fort Carson and is the key component of the Colorado Springs Military Health System, per the health care page.
Schools
On-post schools are part of Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8: Abrams, Mountainside, Patriot and Weikel elementary schools and Carson Middle School are on post, and the high school, Fountain Fort Carson High, is off post in Fountain, per the education page. Colorado has open enrollment, so the installation encourages you to contact the School Liaison Office before choosing a school; it can also help you preregister your children before you arrive.
Legal assistance
Staff Judge Advocate Legal Services is at 6222 Mekong Street, Building 6285 (719-524-4955), per the legal assistance page.
Before you arrive
Register any firearm before you bring it on post, see the Housing Services Office before you sign an off-post lease if you draw BAH, and call the School Liaison about open enrollment.