Culinary Specialist Training Pipeline

~22 weeks (5 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 3 weeks

Home

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

10% washout

A-School— 7 weeks

San Antonio, TX

3% washout

Culinary arts training at METC

Fleet Report— 2 weeks

Varies

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)