Builder Training Pipeline

~27 weeks (6 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

11w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 4 weeks

Home

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

8% washout

A-School— 11 weeks

Gulfport, MS

4% washout

Construction fundamentals at NCBC

Fleet Report— 2 weeks

Varies

Usually Port Hueneme or Gulfport battalion

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)