ArmyGrad Week
Army basic training

Family Day. Graduation Day. Without showing up at the wrong gate.

Gates, parking timing, ceremony rhythm, hotels within fifteen minutes of base. For every Army basic training post. Written by someone who’s sat in the bleachers, not by the Army’s marketing team.

Where is your Soldier?

Pick the post your Soldier shipped to. Everything after this is tailored to where you’re actually going.

Not sure which post? Tap here.

Look at your Soldier’s ship-day orders, or the first letter they sent home. The return address says “Fort <name>”.

Fort Jackson
Columbia, South Carolina
Training
BCT · 10 wk
Airport
CAE · 22 min
Most popular · ~50% of Army basic training
Fort Benning
Columbus, Georgia
Infantry, Armor
Training
OSUT · 22+ wk
Airport
CSG · 15 min
Fort Sill
Lawton, Oklahoma
Field Artillery
Training
BCT · 10 wk
Airport
LAW · 12 min
Fort Leonard Wood
St. Robert, Missouri
Engineer, Military Police
Training
BCT+OSUT · 10+ wk
Airport
TBN · 5 min
What you get
  • · Which gate to use, and when parking actually fills up
  • · What to expect at Family Day and Graduation
  • · Hotels compared on drive times and on whether breakfast is open before you leave
  • · A packing list that says why each thing matters
Why it’s free

We earn a small commission when you book a hotel through our links. Your price doesn’t change. No ads. No popups. No upsells.

Sister site

For Air Force BMT at Lackland, see bmtgradweek.com.