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
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
Where basic training stories like this usually involve a cocky or spoiled character learning a lesson about humbleness and teamwork, Cam is coming from a place of insecurity and fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
He says a week of basic training followed, during which he was shown how to handle an automatic rifle.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
He signed on for three years and was sent for basic training to Fort Ord, California.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
