: the initial period of training of a military recruit
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Our son is in basic training.
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Following Zack’s arduous journey through both a grueling basic training overseen by tough Gunnery Sergeant Foley (Gossett) and a trial-by-fire relationship with local factory worker Paula (Winger), Hackford’s gripping film moves from personal tragedy to crowd-pleasing finale.—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025 Soldiers undergo three months of basic training before being assigned to a unit, said Lee, who came to South Korea in 2016 after swimming for six hours from the North.—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025 At the Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, where about half of new U.S. soldiers train for combat, basic training would be unrecognizable to a soldier of a different era.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 The Jedi Master taught him some basic training before she was hunted down during Order 66.—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for basic training
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