Information Systems Technician Training Pipeline

~40 weeks (9 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

24w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 4 weeks

Home

Average wait time varies by recruiter

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

8% washout

Basic military training

A-School— 24 weeks

Pensacola, FL

12% washout

Information Technology fundamentals

Fleet Report— 2 weeks

Varies

Check-in and indoc at first command

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)