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

They said goodbye for the final time at a railway station, before Shane set off to begin basic training.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

There was only one thing in basic training that scared most of us.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac