08/05/2026
The NCO Academy will host an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive Aug. 19, and everyone’s encouraged to come out to help save lives. The drive is open to everyone 17 years old and older – military or civilian -- and runs from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in Thurman Hall, Room 1521.
All donors will receive a free t-shirt, some juice and cookies and a heart-felt “thank you” for donating.
Donors completing their third ASBP donation will receive a Certificate of Achievement, worth five promotion points.
Fort Leonard Wood Regulation 690-12, Civilian Personnel Leave Administration, grants government civilian employees excused absence for the time necessary to donate blood, for recuperation following blood donations, and for necessary travel to and from the donation site. The maximum excused absence will not exceed four hours. Please coordinate donation time with your supervisor.
Potential blood donors must weigh at least 116 pounds, be at least 17 years old and feeling well for at least three days before the drive. They must also be well hydrated and have eaten something before donating.
Those wanting to donate should know what foreign countries they’ve traveled to in the past 12 months and bring a photo ID (military ID, driver’s license, etc) with them. They’ll need it to check in.
The Armed Services Blood Program is the official blood collection and transfusion agency for the Department of War. Blood collected at this drive will go directly to medical facilities at deployed locations around the world as well as military hospitals on installations throughout the DoW.
The military health system requires hundreds of units of blood every day. It's the ASBP's mission to ensure that blood is available to medical providers, but that can’t be done without volunteer donors like you. So, if you have your health, celebrate it by giving blood to those who are not as fortunate.
Directions to the donor center from the main gate:
-- Follow Missouri Avenue to North Dakota and merge right at the electronic marquee
-- Follow North Dakota to Iowa Avenue and turn left
-- Follow Iowa Avenue to West 11th Street and turn right (this is directly across from the large, brown “Gammon Field” sign)
-- Follow West 11th Street to the stop sign at Buckeye
-- The donor center is to the left of that intersection
-- Plenty of parking is available
For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 573-596-6150.