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Our son is in basic training.
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The family is celebrating another milestone as Christopher's youngest daughter graduated from the Army’s basic training program, also known as Basic Combat Training, on Thursday, June 12.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
After being inducted into the Army, they were transported by bus to O’Hare International Airport for a flight to their basic training.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Most of them returned home on leave after basic training only to be deployed to Vietnam.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The move comes on the heels of the Air Force confirming Saturday that course instruction about the Tuskegee Airmen − the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II − had been pulled from basic training curriculum.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
After being inducted into the Army, they were transported by bus to O’Hare International Airport for a flight to their basic training.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Most of them returned home on leave after basic training only to be deployed to Vietnam.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The move comes on the heels of the Air Force confirming Saturday that course instruction about the Tuskegee Airmen − the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II − had been pulled from basic training curriculum.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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