basic training

noun

: the initial period of training of a military recruit

Examples of basic training in a Sentence

Our son is in basic training.
Recent Examples on the Web The first tranche of prisoner recruits is already in basic training, according to Maliuska. Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 13 June 2024 Some volunteers went into basic training but many took nonfighting roles like mechanics, cooks and drivers. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024 Cass is not alone in this misunderstanding; most economists share it as a matter of their most basic training. James K. Galbraith, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2019 Whether your little sister has a child or your middle brother graduates from military basic training, these changes signal a sibling’s new roles: parent, a member of the armed forces, the responsible one, the strong one. Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for basic training 

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of basic training was in 1914

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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

basic training

noun
: the first part of training for a military recruit

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