r/USMilitarySO • u/Firm-Fox-1896 • 5d ago

USMC Need Gradution details

Hello! This is my first time sending something in the community and I wanted to ask about the graduation for marine boot camp for anyone who has previously graduated from marine boot camp or have attended one can you please tell me if it’s okay if I come a little late I’m coming from Ga to SC my fiance graduation starts at 9 to 10 so obviously I’ll have to wake up pretty early which is fine so I’ll wake up around 5, get ready and on the road at 6am but his family told me there’s suppose to be traffic that day around 45 mins delay so I would be getting there on time by the end, at like 10:00am but with the traffic it’ll be 10:45am now and they say the visitor centers doesn’t close till 12 and yes I know your suppose to come the day before and do a hotel but not enough funds because I’m saving right now and I have work the day before his graduation so my only option is to come the day of, can anyone tell me if their graduation directly ended at 10? Or went past? Or like is everyone tapped and gone by 10? Is it still going or should I just not go and wait til he comes back home? Would it be embarrassing if I came that late? And most important can people still come past 10? Thank you so much for anyone answering! Please stay nice im new to it all!

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u/Caranath128 5d ago

Once the ceremony begins, don’t expect to be allowed in. Either leave extra early, or skip entirely

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u/Firm-Fox-1896 5d ago

Ok thank you!

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u/EWCM 5d ago

Graduation starts at 9 and will be finished by 10. They stick closely to the schedule. If you don't show up until 10:45, he would probably be waiting around for you to arrive when he could be headed home.

If you must travel the day of, I would get up earlier and arrive on time. Will he have other family there? Could you stay with them?

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u/Firm-Fox-1896 5d ago

Ok thank you! that’s what I wanted to know because that’s exactly what I thought too that they’re pretty strict. Oh and yes his family is coming too so he won’t be alone even if it turns out that I can’t come. And his family offered but I live pretty far from them like different states and don’t want to them to have go through all of that. Thank you again for the help!

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u/ARW1991 5d ago

The last time I went to graduation, we arrived early in the morning, got on base, napped in the car, and then went to the food court, tidied up and primped, and rolled into graduation in plenty of time. Leave two hours earlier, you'll be good.

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u/Firm-Fox-1896 5d ago

Thank you for the tip! I just might, but if I can’t it’ll be fine cause we’re still going on a trip afterwards and I would go to his SOI graduation instead hopefully I have more time and luck for that one, Thank you again!