BMT is 7.5 weeks long. Most trainees arrive on the Tuesday of “Zero Week.” Graduation Parade is almost always on a Thursday*, so if a trainee progresses through training normally (i.e., no delays), their graduation date would be the 7th Thursday after their arrival. All trainees mail a letter that provides specific graduation information.
*Occasionally, a holiday observance means graduation events are moved. If that is the case for your week group, it will be spelled out specifically in that letter.
Would you like to learn more about what your trainee is doing each week? Click the following links for each WOT (week of training):
