basic training
Military. a period following a person's induction into the armed forces devoted to training in basic military comportment, duties, and combat skills.
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NASA typically takes two years or more to train a crew for a particular mission—not to mention the preceding years astronauts spend in basic training before they qualify for a given mission in the first place.
From Civilians to Astronauts: How the Inspiration4 Crew Trained to Go to Space | Jeffrey Kluger | August 5, 2021 | TimeHe was drafted in 1942 and suffered his only Army wound while in basic training, when he accidentally cut his leg with a bayonet.
Charles Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, dies at 99 | Harrison Smith | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostA few days into basic training, he was with his platoon on a training march wearing full packs.
Vietnam-era draftees may recall inoculations without needles. They were fast. | John Kelly | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostIn fighting off demands for an end to gender-integrated basic training, Army leaders lost any momentum they initially had for trying to promote cultural change.
The Army can’t repeat the mistakes of the 1990s if it wants to end sexual assault | David Fitzgerald | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostUltimately, the military — including the Army — wisely rejected this report’s findings on gender-integrated training and refused to segregate men and women in basic training.
The Army can’t repeat the mistakes of the 1990s if it wants to end sexual assault | David Fitzgerald | December 17, 2020 | Washington Post
“There should be humanist alternatives to church in basic training,” he said.
Jane Neubauer was just out of basic training when a secretive military unit recruited her for an undercover mission.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story | Jacob Siegel | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter graduating from basic training in Texas, Neubauer reported to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi in March 2013.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story | Jacob Siegel | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor whatever reason they had enlisted, once they got to basic training, they stuck out miserably.
Manning Is Guilty and So Is the Army That Sent Him Overseas | Brian Van Reet | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe enlisted in 1918 in Minnesota, he explained, and was sent east to Camp Dix for basic training.
I don't remember anyone crashing a plane in primary or basic training.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonIn his cadet years he had aided in such a program at least twice as a matter of learning the basic training of the Service.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonEast of the grass there were whole armies who had completed basic training, fit and supple.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreIt's going to take a lot of leg work, something in which our formal courses don't give us any basic training.
Cubs of the Wolf | Raymond F. JonesI had no basic training because of my Marine Corps basic training took care of that.
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