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18 wk · Two family ceremonies · Fort Benning, GA
Infantry OSUT has two distinct family-attended ceremonies. Many families travel for both; others attend only the final graduation. Here’s what each trip looks like.
The Turning Green Ceremony marks the end of the BCT portion of Infantry OSUT. Your Soldier is now a Soldier, but still has 8 weeks of AIT ahead before the blue cord. Families pin the Army patch, hear the Soldier's Creed, and then the Soldier is released on a 3-day pass (Fri through Sun with 0900 Sat/Sun check-ins).
This is the smaller of the two trips. Many families treat it as optional and save the longer trip for the Week-18 Cordon.
Source: army.mil/article/291367; army.mil/article/291378
The Graduation Ceremony marks completion of Infantry OSUT. Soldiers earn the coveted Infantry Blue Cord in the Turning Blue ceremony the day before graduation. For families, this is the high-stakes trip.
Check which brigade your Soldier trains under and confirm the venue on the brigade ceremony page. 197th Brigade ceremonies are at the National Infantry Museum off-post (free parking, no gate to clear, arrive early as the lot fills). 198th Brigade ceremonies vary by cohort: current published cohorts show NIM, but some cohorts use on-post fields which require gate entry with government-issued ID. The venue varies -- do not assume based on brigade alone.
Source: army.mil/article/291367; army.mil/article/291378
Other MOS tracks that train at Fort Benning.
The track page above carries OSUT-specific ceremony detail. For hotels, packing, and the base landing, head to the installation page.
See every OSUT track across all installations, with training length and ceremony patterns side by side.
