AWS

Aircrewman Helicopter Training Pipeline

~17 weeks (4 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

Boot Camp— 8 weeks

RTC Great Lakes, IL

Basic military training for all recruits

A-School— 6 weeks

NATTC Pensacola, FL

5.5% washout

Technical training for rating qualification

SERE School— 3 weeks

NAS North Island, CA

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training

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)