basic training
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Olsen: I don’t know if I’d pass basic training.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Drafted into the Army, he and his brother were so fit that they breezed through basic training.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
They said goodbye for the final time at a railway station, before Shane set off to begin basic training.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
Once a dog and foster are paired, the team guides the foster in creating a calm, structured environment in which the dog can relax, then introduces some basic training and socialization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
The Marine Corps, however, said those three white men had to go through basic training and start as privates.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
