Gate Access Procedures

1. Sponsor has guest fill out and return SECNAV form to the sponsor to enter his information and DoD ID# on item #24. The sponsor will email it to me once he checks it. Personally Identifiable Information MUST be secured, if transmitted electronically. Encryption (via nps.edu network) or AMRDEC SAFE can be used.
2. Sponsor completes NSAM Gate Access Request form.
3. Sponsor sends an encrypted SecNav form to mjrosas@nps.edu. Please check all information is on the form and legible. At vcc@nps.edu, notify me that you sent an encrypted SecNav 5512 form to the previous email. If after emailing me, a message says I’m out of the office, then email request to maglazie@nps.edu for that time period only. I cannot receive secured attachments on vcc@nps.edu. Please add your email and phone number just in case I need to contact you.
4. It takes three (3) business days for results to return. If the applicant is unfavorable within the three (3) days, the sponsor will be notified. Otherwise, the applicant can come in to get a pass after the third day. If the request comes back unfavorable, deliver (in person or via U.S. mail) your appeal package within the required time limit (10 business days from the time you are informed your background check was unfavorable).
5. NOTE: If guests have already been vetted (within one calendar year through Naval Support Activity Monterey Gate Access), just fill out and submit the NSAM Gate Access form. Only the last four digits SSN# required for verification.
6. Once vetted please go to the visitor center and get a pass. If you’re not able to get to the visitor center by normal working hours 0700–1500 then please inform us at 831-656-3643. I’ll make arrangements to put you on a gate access list for the night or weekend depending on when you’re coming onto the base. The next working day you’ll need to go to the visitor center to get a pass.
7. Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities, Purple Heart, or Former POW. If you have a VHIC card with "PURPLE HEART," "FORMER POW," or "SERVICE CONNECTED" displayed under the picture on the VHIC, you can get access after you do a background check. The VHIC doesn't let you escort anyone who has not completed a background check, but does allow you to sponsor others for a background check.