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Our son is in basic training.
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Maglione said basic training on how to assist blind travelers would have totally alleviated his situation.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Carlos Kosienski/Sipa USA via Reuters The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak following the end of mandatory vaccination for all service members.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 June 2026
In recognition, he was allowed to complete three weeks of basic training instead.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Carlos Kosienski/Sipa USA via Reuters The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak following the end of mandatory vaccination for all service members.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 June 2026
In recognition, he was allowed to complete three weeks of basic training instead.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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