basic training
Americannoun
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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
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
They said goodbye for the final time at a railway station, before Shane set off to begin basic training.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
For example, thousands of Ukrainian troops have come to Britain since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022 for basic training.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
It was the first time he had been armed since basic training.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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