Air Force BMT Ship Dates

Air Force basic training starts every Monday at JBSA-Lackland. Find your trainee's start date and graduation Thursday below.

MONShip date

52 days7.5 weeks

THUGraduation

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Upcoming Ship Dates

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Ship Date	Grad DateGraduation	Hotel Nights	Until GradGraduation In
August 2026
3	Sep 24	Sep 22–26	4 days
10	Oct 1	Sep 29–Oct 3	11 days
17	Oct 8	Oct 6–10	3 weeks
24	Oct 15	Oct 13–17	4 weeks
31	Oct 22	Oct 20–24	5 weeks
September 2026
7	Oct 29	Oct 27–31	6 weeks
14	Nov 5	Nov 3–7	7 weeks
21	Nov 12	Nov 10–14	8 weeks
28	Nov 19	Nov 17–21	9 weeks
October 2026
5	Nov 26	Nov 24–28	10 weeks
12	Dec 3	Dec 1–5	11 weeks
19	Dec 10	Dec 8–12	12 weeks
26	Dec 17	Dec 15–19	13 weeks
November 2026
2	Dec 24	Dec 22–26	14 weeks
9	Dec 31	Dec 29–Jan 2	15 weeks
16	Jan 7	Jan 5–9	16 weeks
23	Jan 14	Jan 12–16	17 weeks
30	Jan 21	Jan 19–23	18 weeks
December 2026
7	Jan 28	Jan 26–30	19 weeks
14	Feb 4	Feb 2–6	20 weeks
21	Feb 11	Feb 9–13	21 weeks
28	Feb 18	Feb 16–20	22 weeks
2027
January 2027
4	Feb 25	Feb 23–27	23 weeks
11	Mar 4	Mar 2–6	24 weeks
18	Mar 11	Mar 9–13	25 weeks
25	Mar 18	Mar 16–20	26 weeks
February 2027
1	Mar 25	Mar 23–27	27 weeks
8	Apr 1	Mar 30–Apr 3	28 weeks
15	Apr 8	Apr 6–10	29 weeks
22	Apr 15	Apr 13–17	30 weeks
March 2027
1	Apr 22	Apr 20–24	31 weeks
8	Apr 29	Apr 27–May 1	32 weeks
15	May 6	May 4–8	33 weeks
22	May 13	May 11–15	34 weeks
29	May 20	May 18–22	35 weeks
April 2027
5	May 27	May 25–29	36 weeks
12	Jun 3	Jun 1–5	37 weeks
19	Jun 10	Jun 8–12	38 weeks
26	Jun 17	Jun 15–19	39 weeks
May 2027
3	Jun 24	Jun 22–26	40 weeks
10	Jul 1	Jun 29–Jul 3	41 weeks
17	Jul 8	Jul 6–10	42 weeks
24	Jul 15	Jul 13–17	43 weeks
31	Jul 22	Jul 20–24	44 weeks
June 2027
7	Jul 29	Jul 27–31	45 weeks
14	Aug 5	Aug 3–7	46 weeks
21	Aug 12	Aug 10–14	47 weeks
28	Aug 19	Aug 17–21	48 weeks
July 2027
5	Aug 26	Aug 24–28	49 weeks
12	Sep 2	Aug 31–Sep 4	50 weeks
19	Sep 9	Sep 7–11	51 weeks
26	Sep 16	Sep 14–18	52 weeks
August 2027
2	Sep 23	Sep 21–25	53 weeks
9	Sep 30	Sep 28–Oct 2	54 weeks
16	Oct 7	Oct 5–9	55 weeks
23	Oct 14	Oct 12–16	56 weeks
30	Oct 21	Oct 19–23	57 weeks
September 2027
6	Oct 28	Oct 26–30	58 weeks
13	Nov 4	Nov 2–6	59 weeks
20	Nov 11	Nov 9–13	60 weeks
27	Nov 18	Nov 16–20	61 weeks
October 2027
4	Nov 25	Nov 23–27	62 weeks
11	Dec 2	Nov 30–Dec 4	63 weeks
18	Dec 9	Dec 7–11	64 weeks
25	Dec 16	Dec 14–18	65 weeks
November 2027
1	Dec 23	Dec 21–25	66 weeks
8	Dec 30	Dec 28–Jan 1	67 weeks

How long is Air Force Basic Military Training?

Air Force BMT is approximately 7.5 weeks (52 days from ship Monday to graduation Thursday). Every cohort ships on a Monday and graduates on a Thursday at JBSA-Lackland in San Antonio, TX. Your trainee's ship Monday is the official Air Force basic training start date. The Wednesday before graduation is the Coin Ceremony; the Thursday parade is the formal graduation.

What to do now

Note your graduation week, then check these next steps while dates and hotels near base are still available.

Build your plan keeps hotel, gate, schedule, and rental car in one link.
Graduation dates calendar shows the full graduation calendar with hotel check-in windows.
Graduation day timeline covers the Coin Ceremony at 9:30 AM Wednesday and the parade at 9:00 AM Thursday.

Compare rental cars. Most rideshare drivers will not have base access.

The next page starts blank: search San Antonio Airport (SAT); most families pick up Tuesday and return Saturday.

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