Whether your trainee just left for basic training or is nearing the end, graduation will be here before you know it. Below you’ll find help in planning your trip to see your soon-to-be Soldier at Fort Jackson.
Where is Fort Jackson?
Fort Jackson is located in Columbia, South Carolina. There are three common airports that families will fly into for Graduation day festivities:
- Columbia Metropolitan (CAE) 25 minutes away from Fort Jackson
- Augusta Regional Airport, GA (AGS) 1 ½ hours to Fort Jackson
- Charlotte International, NC (CLT) 1hr 45minutes away from Fort Jackson
Hotels For Graduation
There are many hotels on and around the base for you to stay in, and is recommended to book your hotels in as much advance as possible, as vacancy fills up fast. When booking your travel plans try to make sure your reservations can be refunded as 10% of trainees will not graduate on time.
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How do I get on base at Fort Jackson?
For both Family Day and Graduation day you will need to go through Gate 4. Gate 4 will be open beginning at 5am.
Going North on I-77:
- Take Exit 13 Decker Boulevard
- Go to the stop light
- Turn right onto Percival Road
- Proceed to the stop light
- Turn right onto Boyden Arbor Road
Going South on I-77:
- Take Exit 15 Percival Road
- Turn right onto Percival Road
- Proceed to the stop light
- Turn left onto Boyden Arbor Road
Once you get through the gates there will be a blue line for you to follow in your car that will take you directly to Hilton Field where you will get to see your Soldier for the first time.
What do I need in order to get on base at Fort Jackson?
To get on base, all guests, 18 and older, will need to present a valid form of identification. Unless you are military personnel and have a military id you will need the following with you when you arrive at Fort Jackson for graduation:
- Drivers license
- Driver’s Proof of Insurance
- Vehicle Registration
- Motorcycle Safety Foundation Card (if arriving by motorcycle)
- Fort Jackson Family Day and Graduation Pass
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I need to find out what my daughter’s graduation date is. She was shipped on 8/16/21. She told me that her graduation date is October 23 but according to the schedule it shows October 21. Which one is correct?
My grandson is graduating on the 21st and I still need information
I see graduation is Oct 7th. Can anyone confirm this date for me. Also is their a limit on family members who may attend?
My son is with National Guard basic training and will graduate on Sept 9 and familu day a day before we have been told.
But we do not know nor received any mails for the details such as
What time is the graduation on Sept 9
Where do we meet
How long?
What time do we need to be there?
Do we need to contact anyone to tell them we are coming?
Etc please respond or call at 405 202 1189
Can you use Empire Pass Plus for proof of vaccination…it’s suppose to be for all travel any states..
Will family members be allowed at the August 12 2021 basic training graduation and do the family members need to be fully vaccinated.
Have you heard about family not being allowed in on june10?
Our grandson is graduating July 8, 2021. When is family day. He said it is following graduation on the same day! Is that correct?
Hi there, I am wondering if family members are aloud to come to the graduation on July 8th? If so, do we need to get tickets?
What are the regulations regarding covid? Do we need to be fully vaccinated? Thank you!
Can family attend in July graduations? How do we get tickets?
Do u have to b vaccinated to attend graduation in july?
Will there be a family day on June 2, 2021? Or is just graduation on June 3, 2021?
Are there any restrictions to attend graduation on 6/10/21? Can family attend in person? Is there a limit to how many can attend?
I would like to know being I live in New York, when is graduation , and is it open to the public or just parents and grandparents ,my grandson. graduates 3/11/2021 I have been vaccinated and I want to be there please send me an email, if it’s going be virtual, what can I do to watch it’s very important to me ,his grandmother. Thank you Dorothy
Is family allowed to attend in July for graduation? Any restrictions?
My daughter should graduate November 5, 2020. Is there still no family allowed?
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Mrs. J. Maddux
Are family not allowed to attend graduation?
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Can we watch graduating classes on Facebook? I have a grandson who should be graduating.
Hello! My son is scheduled to graduate from Basic Training on Thursday,10/22. Is it still no family allowed? Will it be a virtual graduation? Can you provide the details to watch it virtually?
Hi my son should be having Graduation as his ship out date was 8/17 – Due to the Covid-19 . Are there any changes of Graduation as in procedures of attending as this is a Big Day for the Family that would love to see them Graduate. I need to find out so that I can arrange days to arrange flights for this Day. If the graduation is still happening what are the limit of family memebers.can attend due to the Covid-19. Please Advise Thanks
My son should be graduating 10/15/2020. I need to know if the date has changed, because of their two week quarantine? I also need to know if family can attend? We need to be able to fly out to SC.
My son graduates tomorrow from Fort Jackson how do I see the graduation. He is with echo 3-34
Would like to know the time of Graduation and how will this work with the Covid 19. My grandson will be graduating also on 10/8/2020.
Hi my son should be having graduation on 10/08/20 if the date doesn’t change. Are they letting families come attend the graduation and family day? Last I heard it was canceled because of Covid . I just want to be able to book my tickets to fly out.
My son will be graduating 8/13/2020, he’s in tA 4/39th INF REG. My question is: will it be virtual, and if so when will family members receive information about graduation etc?
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Are the allowing parents on base for graduation? Son is graduation date is 8/27
I need to know what time the graduation would start on July the 16th.
My daughter was to report 12May2020. She went to a hotel in Annapolis Maryland 11May2020. I notice that you have 11May2020 as a start date and 16July2020 as a graduation date. My other daughter told me that the graduation date is now 2 weeks later due to Covid19. Can you tell me anything official about the date? Also, can we visit and what is the visitation policy?