WELCOME TO Bethesda AND USU

Welcome to Bethesda and USU!

As the start of the new academic year approaches, you will receive additional information regarding dates and times of special events being planned for our incoming students and families.

• SSC Spouses Guide

Join SSC!

You can be part of the vibrant community of USU student families. Be invited to parties and club functions, learn about fun activities in the area, and meet people with shared interests. Click the link below for your application:
Student Spouses Club Membership Application

Want to know where your dues go? Click the link below:
SSC Membership & Dues

Geographic Representatives:

Looking for information on your new neighborhood? Feel free to reach out to a member in your vicinity. They can provide information and insight about everything from hair cuts to oil changes!

Academic Representatives:

Looking for information on what's happening in your student's academic life? Feel free to reach out to our Academic Representatives.

Housing and Childcare Information:

As a service to current and incoming USU students and their families, the Student Spouses Club provides information about housing in the D.C. area collected from USU students. Please visit our Housing and Childcare Information page.

Job Resources

For more information regarding work at USU, please email or call Mr. Bill Manley, Personnel Management Specialist: wmanley@usuhs.mil or 301-295-9878.

Shopping Resources

Commissaries:

The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5% surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. Shoppers save an average of more than 30 percent on their purchases compared to commercial prices — savings worth more than $4,400 annually for a family of four. Please note: Hours of operation can vary, so call before you go! For more information, visit www.commissaries.com

Here is a list of commissaries in our area:

Walter Reed Commissary at Forest Glen Annex
 2460 Linden Lane
 Silver Spring, MD 20910
 301-295-7417

Fort Myer Commissary
 532 Carpenter Road
 Fort Myer, VA 22211
 703-696-6863

Fort Meade Commissary
 2786 Mapes and MacArthur Rds
 Fort Meade, MD 20755
 301-677-7465

Fort Detrick Commissary
 Bldg 1520-A Porter Ave
 Frederick MD 21702
 301-619-2990

Post Exchanges (PX), Base Exchanges (BX), Army Air Force Exchanges (AAFES), and Navy Exchanges (NEX) are military department and drug stores that sell a variety of goods at very low prices to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment.

Here is a list of Exchanges in our Area:

Bethesda Navy Exchange
Building 57 on the same base as USU.
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-295-6366

Fort Meade Army Exchange
Building 2790
Fort Meade, MD 20755
410-674-7170

Marine Corp exchange at Henderson Hall
1555 Southgate Road
Arlington, VA 22214