Air Force BMT Graduation Dates

Find your family's graduation week below.

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Upcoming Dates

Pick your week: day-by-day schedule, hotel prices for those nights, and gate directions.

Date	Ship Date	Check-in	Check-out	Countdown
July
23	Jun 1	Jul 21	Jul 25	Today
30	Jun 8	Jul 28	Aug 1	7 days
August
6	Jun 15	Aug 4	Aug 8	2 weeks
13	Jun 22	Aug 11	Aug 15	3 weeks
20	Jun 29	Aug 18	Aug 22	4 weeks
27	Jul 6	Aug 25	Aug 29	5 weeks
September
3	Jul 13	Sep 1	Sep 5	6 weeks
10	Jul 20	Sep 8	Sep 12	7 weeks
17	Jul 27	Sep 15	Sep 19	8 weeks
24	Aug 3	Sep 22	Sep 26	9 weeks
October
1	Aug 10	Sep 29	Oct 3	10 weeks
8	Aug 17	Oct 6	Oct 10	11 weeks
15	Aug 24	Oct 13	Oct 17	12 weeks
22	Aug 31	Oct 20	Oct 24	13 weeks
29	Sep 7	Oct 27	Oct 31	14 weeks
November
5	Sep 14	Nov 3	Nov 7	15 weeks
12	Sep 21	Nov 10	Nov 14	16 weeks
19	Sep 28	Nov 17	Nov 21	17 weeks
26	Oct 5	Nov 24	Nov 28	18 weeks
December
3	Oct 12	Dec 1	Dec 5	19 weeks
10	Oct 19	Dec 8	Dec 12	20 weeks
17	Oct 26	Dec 15	Dec 19	21 weeks
24	Nov 2	Dec 22	Dec 26	22 weeks
31	Nov 9	Dec 29	Jan 2	23 weeks
2027
January
7	Nov 16, 2026	Jan 5	Jan 9	24 weeks
14	Nov 23, 2026	Jan 12	Jan 16	25 weeks
21	Nov 30, 2026	Jan 19	Jan 23	26 weeks
28	Dec 7, 2026	Jan 26	Jan 30	27 weeks
February
4	Dec 14, 2026	Feb 2	Feb 6	28 weeks
11	Dec 21, 2026	Feb 9	Feb 13	29 weeks
18	Dec 28, 2026	Feb 16	Feb 20	30 weeks
25	Jan 4	Feb 23	Feb 27	31 weeks
March
4	Jan 11	Mar 2	Mar 6	32 weeks
11	Jan 18	Mar 9	Mar 13	33 weeks
18	Jan 25	Mar 16	Mar 20	34 weeks
25	Feb 1	Mar 23	Mar 27	35 weeks
April
1	Feb 8	Mar 30	Apr 3	36 weeks
8	Feb 15	Apr 6	Apr 10	37 weeks
15	Feb 22	Apr 13	Apr 17	38 weeks
22	Mar 1	Apr 20	Apr 24	39 weeks
29	Mar 8	Apr 27	May 1	40 weeks
May
6	Mar 15	May 4	May 8	41 weeks
13	Mar 22	May 11	May 15	42 weeks
20	Mar 29	May 18	May 22	43 weeks
27	Apr 5	May 25	May 29	44 weeks
June
3	Apr 12	Jun 1	Jun 5	45 weeks
10	Apr 19	Jun 8	Jun 12	46 weeks
17	Apr 26	Jun 15	Jun 19	47 weeks
24	May 3	Jun 22	Jun 26	48 weeks
July
1	May 10	Jun 29	Jul 3	49 weeks
8	May 17	Jul 6	Jul 10	50 weeks
15	May 24	Jul 13	Jul 17	51 weeks

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When is the next Air Force BMT graduation?

Air Force BMT graduations happen every Thursday at Lackland Air Force Base (JBSA-Lackland) in San Antonio, TX. The Coin Ceremony is Wednesday at 9:30a and the parade is Thursday at 9:00a.

Air Force BMT graduation week schedule

Graduation week runs Wednesday and Thursday at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, and all times are Central. See the full BMT schedule guide for the complete week.

Air Force BMT graduation week schedule of events by day and time, all times Central.
Day	Time	Event
Wednesday	6:00a	Reception Center opens
	7:30a	Airman's Run, Trainees run by singing jodies
	9:30a	Coin Ceremony, Official transition to Airman
	~10:30a	Town pass begins (must return by 8:00pm)
Thursday	6:00a	Reception Center opens
	7:30a	Buses depart for Parade Grounds
	9:00a	Graduation Parade, Pass in Review ceremony
	~10:00a	Town pass begins (must return by 6:00pm)

Plan the rest of the week

Free breakfast at all four, free parking at three, military rates at three.

Best Western

$93–$135/night

Top pick

6 min to Luke East Gate

Country Inn

$94–$114/night

5 min to Luke East Gate

Hampton

$107–$161/night

9 min to Luke East Gate

Staybridge

$146–$275/night

13 min to Luke East Gate

Compare all four hotels: breakfast hours, gate distance, pet rules

Rental car from SAT airport

Rideshares can't enter the base. Military discount available.

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Source: basictraining.af.mil (opens in new tab) · Dates are estimated from the standard 7.5-week training cycle. The Air Force may adjust specific weeks. Always verify with your trainee's official correspondence.