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Our son is in basic training.
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Most of them returned home on leave after basic training only to be deployed to Vietnam.
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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
In January, the three-time Olympian now known as Airman Alvarez graduated from basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland as a member of the World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, which was established to help elite competitors continue training while also serving their country.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 10 May 2025
Destroyers and frigates typically require a year to reach initial operational capability by undergoing various basic training exercises, Wang added.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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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
In January, the three-time Olympian now known as Airman Alvarez graduated from basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland as a member of the World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, which was established to help elite competitors continue training while also serving their country.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 10 May 2025
Destroyers and frigates typically require a year to reach initial operational capability by undergoing various basic training exercises, Wang added.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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