basic training
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They are expected to get a few days of basic training every month, said Saeid Golkar, a Tennessee-based academic and a leading authority on Iran’s security services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
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
Where basic training stories like this usually involve a cocky or spoiled character learning a lesson about humbleness and teamwork, Cam is coming from a place of insecurity and fear.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
While he was going through his basic training, Shane did not get access to newspapers or watch TV.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 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
