basic training
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Despite having been in basic training only eight months, he knew what that meant, and dove for the floor.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Olsen: I don’t know if I’d pass basic training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He joined the California National Guard and met a bunkmate in basic training who worked in the mailroom at Revue Studios, which was owned by MCA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
He says a week of basic training followed, during which he was shown how to handle an automatic rifle.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
The husband had to go down to Camp Pendleton for basic training, so she’d be moving down there with him.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
