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
Drafted into the Army, he and his brother were so fit that they breezed through basic training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The military has basic training programs on how to save, budget and invest, but word-of-mouth is often a favored adviser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 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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