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Our son is in basic training.
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With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
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Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
O'Neil has enlisted in the Navy and will start basic training this summer.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
O'Neil has enlisted in the Navy and will start basic training this summer.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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