basic training

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

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

While he was going through his basic training, Shane did not get access to newspapers or watch TV.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Dehumanization was central to basic training, Camil remembers, and he illustrates that by singing a few bars of a song they sang as they jogged.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

But before I could go to flight school, I had to do basic training down at Camp Leonard Wood.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck