Graduation Dates USMC Marine Corps Boot Camp
Marines of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run in formation during their motivation run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, August 6, 2015. After these Marines complete the run, they will spend the rest of their afternoon with their families, friends and loved ones during on-base liberty. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi River are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually.
—(USMC image/released)
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Graduation Dates
Boot camp graduations are usually on Fridays. Sometimes, due to holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Marine Corps Birthday, graduation will be on a Wednesday. If that is the case the USMC schedule will indicate the alternate family day and graduation dates. Parris Island and San Diego DO NOT necessarily follow the same schedules when there are changes.
Graduation and ship dates are kept up-to-date on this page, barring any delays by the Marine Corps. We encourage you to join your recruit's graduation group on Facebook. It will be a great place for you to connect with other families who have recruits going through boot camp with your son or daughter. Click on the link beside your recruit's graduation date to request to join that group.
Official MarineParents.com Facebook Groups
Looking for boot camp groups by graduation dates? We have a place to connect and share with other family members who have a recruit in Marine Corps boot camp. See the links below for Official Recruit Parents Facebook graduation groups.
- Have a Poolee that has not gone to boot camp yet? Join the Official MarineParents.com Poolee Group.
- Para los familiares de habla hispana clic Recruit Parents en Español.
- Click here for Girlfriends, Fiancees, & Wives of Recruits/Marines.
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San Diego 2023/2024 Ship and Graduation Dates
If you don't see your recruit's ship/graduation date, you will want to join the Poolee group first. You will be approved to join the Recruit Training group two weeks prior to the ship date. Be sure to answer all three questions when requesting to join. Membership requests are reviewed every 12 hours.
(NOTE: On smaller devices, slide table below to the right to see complete information)Ship Date | Battalion | Company | Family Day-Graduation | Facebook Group |
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January 8, 2024 |
2nd RTBN (Yellow) |
Hotel | April 5, 2024 | 2nd RTBN Hotel Co |
January 16, 2024 | 3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Mike | April 12, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Mike Co |
January 22, 2024 | 1st RTBN (Red) |
Alpha | April 19, 2024 | 1st RTBN Alpha Co |
January 29, 2024 | 2nd RTBN (Yellow) |
Golf | April 26, 2024 | 2nd RTBN Golf Co |
February 12, 2024 |
3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Kilo | May 10, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Kilo Co |
February 20, 2024 | 1st RTBN (Red) |
Charlie | May 17, 2024 | 1st RTBN Charlie Co |
March 4, 2024 | 2nd RTBN (Yellow) |
Fox | May 31, 2024 | 2nd RTBN Fox Co |
March 11, 2024 |
3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Lima | June 7, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Lima Co |
Parris Island 2023/2024 Ship and Graduation Dates
If you don't see your recruit's ship/graduation date, you will want to join the Poolee group first. You will be approved to join the Recruit Training group two weeks prior to the ship date. Be sure to answer all three questions when requesting to join. Membership requests are reviewed every 12 hours.
(NOTE: On smaller devices, slide table below to the right to see complete information. For family members with female recruits, please also join male recruit company Facebook group with the same graduation date.)Ship Date | Battalion | Company | Graduation | Official MP Group |
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January 8, 2024 | 3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Kilo | April 5, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Kilo Co |
January 16, 2024 | 1st RTBN (Red) |
Charlie | April 12, 2024 | 1st RTBN Charlie |
January 29, 2024 | 1st RTBN (Red) |
Delta | April 26, 2024 | 1st RTBN Delta |
February 5, 2024 |
3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Lima | May 3, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Lima Co |
February 20, 2024 | 2nd RTBN (Yellow) |
Golf | May 17, 2024 | 2nd RTBN Golf Co |
March 4, 2024 | 1st RTBN (Red) |
Bravo | May 31, 2024 | 1st RTBN Bravo |
March 11, 2024 |
3rd RTBN (Blue) |
Mike | June 7, 2024 | 3rd RTBN Mike Co |
March 25, 2024 |
3rd RTBN (Blue) |
November | June 21, 2024 | 3rd RTBN November Co |
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