ABE

Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Launch & Recovery Training Pipeline

~23 weeks (5 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 4 weeks

Home

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

9% washout

A-School— 7 weeks

Pensacola, FL

5% washout

Aviation Boatswains Mate fundamentals

Fleet Report— 2 weeks

Varies

Usually a carrier or LHD

Fleet Assignment— 0 weeks

First duty station

Report to operational command

Enter your MEPS ship date to see when you'll complete each stage — and whether you'll be home for the holidays.

Ship Date (MEPS)