basic training
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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
He joined the California National Guard and met a bunkmate in basic training who worked in the mailroom at Revue Studios, which was owned by MCA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Before production could even begin, the cast had to dive into basic training drills that mirrored what their characters would experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
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
At the end of basic training, he was assigned his specialty: “Indirect fire crewman.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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