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
Olsen: I don’t know if I’d pass basic training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
While he was going through his basic training, Shane did not get access to newspapers or watch TV.
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
