10 guides for graduation week. Read in order or jump to what you need.
Four vetted hotels compared, free breakfast, and book-early savings
Coin Ceremony, parade times, and rain plan
Ceremony format, photography, guest limits, and post-grad plans
Gates, parking, venues, and directions
Hotel, rental car, meals, and tips
Prohibited items, Real ID, and tech school packing
Dress code, bleacher reality, and season-by-season loadouts
Off-base liberty hours, boundaries, and curfews
Restaurants, activities, and Town Pass plans
Wheelchair shuttle, ASL interpreter, medical needs, and planning ahead
Every JBSA-Lackland graduation date with ship dates and hotel windows.
Find your trainee's ship date and the matching graduation week.
What graduation week was really like, in families' own words.
