Graduation Dates USMC Marine Corps Boot Camp

San Diego Moto Run

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.

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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 Platoons Family Day-Graduation Facebook Group
September 5, 2023 3rd RTBN
(Blue)
Kilo   December 1, 2023 3rd RTBN Kilo Co
September 11, 2023 1st RTBN
(Red)
Charlie   December 8, 2023 1st RTBN Charlie Co
September 18, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Fox   December 15, 2023 2nd RTBN Fox Co
September 25, 2023 3rd RTBN
(Blue)
Lima   December 20, 2023 3rd RTBN Lima Co
October 30, 2023 1st RTBN
(Red)
Bravo   January 26, 2024 1st RTBN Bravo Co
November 13, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Echo   February 9, 2024 2nd RTBN Echo Co
November 27, 2023
3rd RTBN
(Blue)
India   February 23, 2024 3rd RTBN India Co
December 11, 2023
1st RTBN
(Red)
Delta   March 8, 2024 1st RTBN Delta 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 Platoons Graduation Official MP Group
September 5, 2023 1st RTBN
(Red)
Delta December 1, 2023 1st RTBN
Delta Co
September 11, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Hotel December 8, 2023 2nd RTBN
Hotel Co
September 18, 2023 3rd RTBN
(Blue)
Mike December 15, 2023 3rd RTBN
Mike Co
September 25, 2023 3rd RTBN
(Blue)
November December 20, 2023 3rd RTBN
November Co
October 16, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Echo January 12, 2024 2nd RTBN
Echo Co
November 6, 2023
1st RTBN
(Red)
Alpha February 2, 2024 1st RTBN
Alpha
November 13, 2023
3rd RTBN
(Blue)
India February 9, 2024 3rd RTBN
India Co
December 4, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Hotel March 1, 2024 2nd RTBN
Hotel Co
December 11, 2023 2nd RTBN
(Yellow)
Fox March 8, 2024 2nd RTBN
Fox Co

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