The Army Golden Triangle form is a short worksheet where you write down contact information for three people in your life: your first-line leader, a friend or peer, and a family member or close civilian supporter. The form itself is simple, usually just names and phone numbers, and it gives your first-line leader the information they need to periodically call your designated family member or friend as part of III Corps’ People First Initiative.
What the Form Asks For
The worksheet collects a name and contact information for each of your three points of contact. Versions used at installations like Fort Carson stick to that core: leader, friend or peer, family member or civilian supporter.1U.S. Army Fort Carson. Army Golden Triangle Form Some unit-level versions add fields for your own name, rank, and unit, but that’s the extent of it. You are not asked about your housing, finances, or relationships on this form. Anything of that nature belongs in separate counseling, not here.
There is no single Army-wide form number for the Golden Triangle worksheet. You may see “TRADOC Form 350-6” cited online, but TRADOC Regulation 350-6 actually governs enlisted Initial Entry Training policies and is unrelated to this program.2Defense Technical Information Center. TRADOC Regulation 350-6 – Enlisted Initial Entry Training Policies and Administration Each installation or brigade uses its own version, so get the current one from your unit training room or ask your first-line leader directly.
Who to List for Each Point of Contact
Your Leader
The leader point is your first-line supervisor, usually a Non-Commissioned Officer who works with you daily. This is the person who will make the Golden Triangle calls, and you don’t really pick them. It’s whoever directly supervises you. First-line leaders at every level, up to and including general officers, are expected to participate.3Department of Defense. Optimizing Golden Triangle Calls: A Quick Guide for Leaders
Your Family Member or Civilian Supporter
You choose who your leader calls. That can be a parent, spouse or partner, sibling, or anyone else in a close familial relationship with you.3Department of Defense. Optimizing Golden Triangle Calls: A Quick Guide for Leaders If you are estranged from a relative, pick a different one, or pick a civilian supporter instead. You drive this decision. Your leader will not override your choice or contact someone you did not designate.
Your Friend
The third point is a friend, defined broadly. This person can be in another unit, in your local area, or back at your home of record.3Department of Defense. Optimizing Golden Triangle Calls: A Quick Guide for Leaders The purpose is to give your leader a picture of the most influential people in your life and someone to reach out to if you are not performing as expected or in an emergency. Choose someone reachable, someone who would notice if something was off with you.
What Happens After You Turn It In
Your first-line leader uses the form to make a phone call to the family member or friend you selected. The recommended cadence is every six months, with an initial call within four weeks of a new Soldier joining the team. Your leader should tell you when they plan to make the call. The Army’s own guidance describes the calls as “less about content and more about strengthening connection.”3Department of Defense. Optimizing Golden Triangle Calls: A Quick Guide for Leaders
When to Update the Form
At a minimum, review your form on the same six-month cycle as the calls. Better practice is to update it whenever something actually changes: a new phone number, a PCS move, a change in who you want your leader to contact, or a new first-line supervisor. Many leaders build this review into regular counseling sessions, which is a natural time to confirm the information is still accurate.
When your leader changes through a PCS, reassignment, or promotion, the incoming leader should make an initial Golden Triangle call within four weeks.3Department of Defense. Optimizing Golden Triangle Calls: A Quick Guide for Leaders That handoff is a good moment to verify your form still reflects the right people. Outdated contact information also matters in real emergencies. When the American Red Cross verifies a family emergency and transmits a message to your commanding officer, the process depends on accurate unit and family contact information moving quickly through the chain.4American Red Cross. Emergency Communication Services
How Your Information Is Protected
Your Golden Triangle form contains personally identifiable information, and the Army is required to protect it. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, federal agencies cannot disclose records about an individual without written consent unless a statutory exception applies, including disclosure to agency employees who need the record to perform their duties.5National Archives. 5 U.S.C. 552a – Records Maintained on Individuals Your data should be accessible only to leaders in your direct chain of command who have a legitimate need for it.
Documents with this kind of personal information are treated as “For Official Use Only” and covered with a DD Form 2923 Privacy Act Data Cover Sheet. The cover sheet warns that contents cannot be disclosed, discussed, or shared with anyone who does not have a direct need to know, and that unauthorized disclosure can result in civil and criminal penalties.6Army Human Resources Command. Privacy Act Data Cover Sheet and Authorization Forms If your unit stores the forms digitally, the same rules apply. The files belong in a restricted folder, not on a shared drive the whole company can browse.