HOW TO DETERMINE WHEN YOUR RECRUIT WILL GRADUATE

Approximately two to three weeks after your Recruit leaves for bootcamp you will receive a postcard in the mail, probably green. It will advise you of your Recruit's mailing address so you can start mailing letters to him or her.

The address will contain your Recruit's Battalion number, Company, and Platoon number. Please note the information and visit the graduation dates page at the Parris Island Depot site. It will tell you when your Recruit is set to graduate IF he or she is not set back for any reason, such as an injury.

If you have not already visited the airlines page, please do so before making any travel arrangements, especially airline tickets.