Fort Benning does not use one shared OSUT phase schedule. Infantry and Armor are separate 18-week pipelines with different advanced training and ceremony milestones.
18-week track
Infantry OSUT
11B Infantry
- Final ceremony
- Graduation Ceremony (Infantry OSUT)
- Venue
- Venue depends on your Soldier's brigade and cohort. 197th Infantry Brigade: Inouye Field, National Infantry Museum (1775 Legacy Way, Columbus GA 31903), off-post with no gate entry required. 198th Infantry Brigade: NIM is currently published for recent cohorts (per army.mil/article/291367, accessed 2026-06-12), but some cohorts use on-post parade fields (Pomeroy or Kanell Field, Sand Hill).
- Confirm at
- Confirm the venue on your brigade's ceremony page before you travel; the difference between NIM and on-post matters for gate planning.
- Training pipeline
- 18 total weeks, combining the BCT foundation with Infantry-specific advanced training at the same installation.
- Published phases
- Red Phase (Weeks 1-3); White Phase (Weeks 4-6); Blue Phase (Weeks 7-9).
- Family milestone
- Turning Green Ceremony (Week ~9-10)
18-week track
Armor OSUT
19K M1 Armor Crewman / 19D Cavalry Scout
- Final ceremony
- Armor OSUT Graduation Ceremony
- Venue
- Brave Rifles Field, 10208 7th Cavalry Road, Fort Benning GA 31905 (on-post; gate access and government-issued ID required).
- Training pipeline
- 18 total weeks, combining the BCT foundation with Armor-specific advanced training at the same installation.
- Published phases
- Red Phase (Weeks 1-3); White Phase (Weeks 4-6); Blue Phase through AIT (Weeks 7-18).
- Family milestone
- Turning Green Ceremony (Armor OSUT, Week ~9-10)
Shared trip resources
Hotels, airports, and accessibility contacts remain installation-wide. The nearest listed airport is Columbus Airport (Columbus, GA).