basic training
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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
One of the big takeaways of the Palisades and Eaton fires is county staff lacked basic training and a clear chain of command.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
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
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
Immediately after graduation, they were headed for Lackland Air Force Base for basic training, and then they would use the GI Bill for college.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
