basic training
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He did his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and served for over six years, including a year at Camp Carroll in South Korea.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 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
He says a week of basic training followed, during which he was shown how to handle an automatic rifle.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
Some of the guys were talking about how hard they had had it in basic training.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
