basic training

noun

: the initial period of training of a military recruit

Examples of basic training in a Sentence

Our son is in basic training.
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By December of that year, the service saw the first seven Guardians to enlist directly into the Space Force from basic training. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024 He’s been away for what feels like years (but is actually a matter of months) in basic training. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Their personal experiences in the WAC, from basic training in Georgia to their main postal assignment in Europe, broadly inspired the film’s events. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024 Every battle scene, basic training montage, or sequence of R&R has a secondhand quality, as if they were hastily cobbled together from memories of other war films. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for basic training 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of basic training was in 1914

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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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basic training

noun
: the first part of training for a military recruit

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