basic training
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Despite having been in basic training only eight months, he knew what that meant, and dove for the floor.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
They spent four months in basic training and then were sent to the front in Karen state - one night, on their way to get washed, they decided to make a run for it.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
They are expected to get a few days of basic training every month, said Saeid Golkar, a Tennessee-based academic and a leading authority on Iran’s security services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Dehumanization was central to basic training, Camil remembers, and he illustrates that by singing a few bars of a song they sang as they jogged.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
But before I could go to flight school, I had to do basic training down at Camp Leonard Wood.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
