Hospital Corpsman Training Pipeline

~45 weeks (10 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

19w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 6 weeks

Home

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

9% washout

A-School— 19 weeks

San Antonio, TX

8% washout

Basic medical training at METC

C-School— 8 weeks

Varies

5% washout

NEC-specific: Field Med, Lab Tech, X-Ray, etc.

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)