Air Force BMT Graduation Dates

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Date	Ship Date	Check-in	Check-out	Countdown
September
24	Aug 3	Sep 22	Sep 26	4 days
October
1	Aug 10	Sep 29	Oct 3	11 days
8	Aug 17	Oct 6	Oct 10	3 weeks
15	Aug 24	Oct 13	Oct 17	4 weeks
22	Aug 31	Oct 20	Oct 24	5 weeks
29	Sep 7	Oct 27	Oct 31	6 weeks
November
5	Sep 14	Nov 3	Nov 7	7 weeks
12	Sep 21	Nov 10	Nov 14	8 weeks
19	Sep 28	Nov 17	Nov 21	9 weeks
26	Oct 5	Nov 24	Nov 28	10 weeks
December
3	Oct 12	Dec 1	Dec 5	11 weeks
10	Oct 19	Dec 8	Dec 12	12 weeks
17	Oct 26	Dec 15	Dec 19	13 weeks
24	Nov 2	Dec 22	Dec 26	14 weeks
31	Nov 9	Dec 29	Jan 2	15 weeks
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January
7	Nov 16, 2026	Jan 5	Jan 9	16 weeks
14	Nov 23, 2026	Jan 12	Jan 16	17 weeks
21	Nov 30, 2026	Jan 19	Jan 23	18 weeks
28	Dec 7, 2026	Jan 26	Jan 30	19 weeks
February
4	Dec 14, 2026	Feb 2	Feb 6	20 weeks
11	Dec 21, 2026	Feb 9	Feb 13	21 weeks
18	Dec 28, 2026	Feb 16	Feb 20	22 weeks
25	Jan 4	Feb 23	Feb 27	23 weeks
March
4	Jan 11	Mar 2	Mar 6	24 weeks
11	Jan 18	Mar 9	Mar 13	25 weeks
18	Jan 25	Mar 16	Mar 20	26 weeks
25	Feb 1	Mar 23	Mar 27	27 weeks
April
1	Feb 8	Mar 30	Apr 3	28 weeks
8	Feb 15	Apr 6	Apr 10	29 weeks
15	Feb 22	Apr 13	Apr 17	30 weeks
22	Mar 1	Apr 20	Apr 24	31 weeks
29	Mar 8	Apr 27	May 1	32 weeks
May
6	Mar 15	May 4	May 8	33 weeks
13	Mar 22	May 11	May 15	34 weeks
20	Mar 29	May 18	May 22	35 weeks
27	Apr 5	May 25	May 29	36 weeks
June
3	Apr 12	Jun 1	Jun 5	37 weeks
10	Apr 19	Jun 8	Jun 12	38 weeks
17	Apr 26	Jun 15	Jun 19	39 weeks
24	May 3	Jun 22	Jun 26	40 weeks
July
1	May 10	Jun 29	Jul 3	41 weeks
8	May 17	Jul 6	Jul 10	42 weeks
15	May 24	Jul 13	Jul 17	43 weeks
22	May 31	Jul 20	Jul 24	44 weeks
29	Jun 7	Jul 27	Jul 31	45 weeks
August
5	Jun 14	Aug 3	Aug 7	46 weeks
12	Jun 21	Aug 10	Aug 14	47 weeks
19	Jun 28	Aug 17	Aug 21	48 weeks
26	Jul 5	Aug 24	Aug 28	49 weeks
September
2	Jul 12	Aug 31	Sep 4	50 weeks
9	Jul 19	Sep 7	Sep 11	51 weeks
16	Jul 26	Sep 14	Sep 18	52 weeks
23	Aug 2	Sep 21	Sep 25	53 weeks
30	Aug 9	Sep 28	Oct 2	54 weeks
October
7	Aug 16	Oct 5	Oct 9	55 weeks
14	Aug 23	Oct 12	Oct 16	56 weeks
21	Aug 30	Oct 19	Oct 23	57 weeks
28	Sep 6	Oct 26	Oct 30	58 weeks
November
4	Sep 13	Nov 2	Nov 6	59 weeks
11	Sep 20	Nov 9	Nov 13	60 weeks
18	Sep 27	Nov 16	Nov 20	61 weeks
25	Oct 4	Nov 23	Nov 27	62 weeks
December
2	Oct 11	Nov 30	Dec 4	63 weeks
9	Oct 18	Dec 7	Dec 11	64 weeks
16	Oct 25	Dec 14	Dec 18	65 weeks
23	Nov 1	Dec 21	Dec 25	66 weeks
30	Nov 8	Dec 28	Jan 1	67 weeks

Trainee just shipped? See BMT ship dates to find the matching graduation week.

Space Force family? Guardians graduate in this same parade. See Space Force BMT dates

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 8:00 PM)
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 6:00 PM)

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6 min to Luke East Gate

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5 min to Luke East Gate

Hampton

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9 min to Luke East Gate

Staybridge

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13 min to Luke East Gate

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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.