Fire Controlman Training Pipeline

~48 weeks (11 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

10w

20w

12w

Delayed Entry Program Wait— 4 weeks

Home

Boot Camp— 10 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

8% washout

A-School— 20 weeks

Great Lakes, IL

13% washout

Fire control systems fundamentals

C-School— 12 weeks

Dahlgren, VA

6% washout

Aegis weapons system training

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)