: the initial period of training of a military recruit
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Our son is in basic training.
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The Army also launched pre-enlistment boot camps to help potential candidates get into shape before going into basic training.—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025 Its mission was to provide basic training for soldiers deploying in World War I.—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Sotiropoulos will be joining the National Guard, with basic training likely at Fort Jackson in South Carolina and job training in military intelligence in Arizona.—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 For many young recruits, basic training also represents their introduction to adult life and the responsibilities that come with it.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for basic training
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