Use your company's published graduation date, start time and venue on the garrison calendar. Most listed BCT graduations fall on Thursday, but some weeks shift. The graduation venue can differ from Family Day; check both entries before arranging transport.
Engineer, MP, and CBRN Soldiers (OSUT)
The dates shown below are BCT graduation dates. Combat Engineer, Military Police, and CBRN Soldiers complete OSUT at Leonard Wood and graduate on a separate schedule, weeks after the BCT ceremony. If your Soldier is in an OSUT pipeline, their graduation date is not listed below.
At a glance
- Day: Use your company’s published graduation date and start time
- Location: Company-specific venue: Gammon Field, Nutter Field House, Baker Theater or Abrams Theater. Check graduation and Family Day locations separately at home.army.mil/wood/my-fort/grad/calendar. (Company calendar)
- Duration: Confirm ceremony and release timing with your unit.
- Civilian gate: Main Gate (North): Missouri Avenue, off I-44 · 24/7
If weather moves the ceremony
Forecasts this far out aren’t reliable. Treat this as a starting point and check again the morning of.
Weather risk depends on the company-assigned venue. Indoor venues (Nutter Field House, Baker Theater, Abrams Theater) are unaffected by rain.
Where updates post: If your unit is assigned to Gammon Field (the outdoor venue), confirm the current venue on the official graduation calendar at home.army.mil/wood/my-fort/grad/calendar in case of a venue reassignment.
Plan your company events
Family Day and graduation dates, times and venues vary by company. Use the official company entries; missing Family Day details are not a confirmed event.
Family Day
- PlanFind your company entry
Use your unit’s published instructions for the Family Day date, start time and venue. A graduation listing alone does not confirm Family Day.
- TravelAllow time for entry
Plan travel from your actual hotel and airport, plus gate queues. Resolve ID and any required visitor pass before travel.
- ArriveUse the published venue
Follow unit parking instructions. Family Day and graduation may be at different locations.
- AfterFollow the unit release rules
Confirm whether your Soldier has a pass, where you may go and when you must return before making plans.
- RecallReturn at the unit time
Use the recall time and return location given by the unit. No post-wide afternoon return time is confirmed here.
The emotional one. Bring your camera. First time seeing your Soldier since they shipped.
Graduation
Graduation Parade
- Unit timeGraduation
Use your unit’s date, start time and venue. Confirm Family Day separately.
Follow the unit release and onward-travel instructions.
2026 graduation schedule
Pick your date to start a plan. Ship dates aren't published by Fort Leonard Wood.
- Nov12NextHoliday weekE Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Nov 112 days
- Nov19A Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Nov 189 days
- Nov25Holiday weekA Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Nov 2415 days
- Dec3B Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Not published23 days
- Dec10C Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Not published30 days
- Dec17A Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment; B Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment; D Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment; F Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry RegimentFamily Day · Not published37 days
Nearest upcoming date highlighted.
Date missing? Check your company on the official garrison calendar; a graduation entry without Family Day details does not confirm a Family Day date. Then enter your confirmed date in a plan.
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