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In the early 1980s, during basic training in Wichita, Kansas, at McConnell Air Force Base, Curry’s roommate, a Black man from Ohio, had been asked by a white captain to help prepare a meal.
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Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Following graduation from Warren Township High School, Joey Dimock went to Fort Benning, Georgia, for basic training before being deployed to Iraq in 2008, as the war there continued.
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Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
The base was created in 1941 for basic training of soldiers for duty in WWII.
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Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
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Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Following graduation from Warren Township High School, Joey Dimock went to Fort Benning, Georgia, for basic training before being deployed to Iraq in 2008, as the war there continued.
—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
The base was created in 1941 for basic training of soldiers for duty in WWII.
—
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
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Ann and Mark Killen donated substantial funds to the boot camp, sponsoring additional training and services to support the beagles' recovery.
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Video footage of the dogs at Dingo Doggies Campus shows the pups walking on treadmills, training in the gym and relaxing on beds while booms and fireworks sounds can be heard in the background.
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In early 2024, Oura rolled out Resilience, a 14-day model that reframes stress as a training load.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $90M effort to train 15,000 high school students in the building trades with a goal of advancing 2,000 into apprenticeships.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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