as in boot camp
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Recent Examples of basic training
In response, Ukraine has extended its basic training to 1.5 months and implemented an adaptive period for recruits joining combat brigades.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The program is 18 months long and entails an orientation and basic training phase, months of firefighter and more advanced training and then a 12-month crew assignment.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
The Army also launched pre-enlistment boot camps to help potential candidates get into shape before going into basic training.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The program is 18 months long and entails an orientation and basic training phase, months of firefighter and more advanced training and then a 12-month crew assignment.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
The Army also launched pre-enlistment boot camps to help potential candidates get into shape before going into basic training.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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Participating in capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges or enrolling in cybersecurity boot camps can also provide essential real-world exposure.—
Dr. Fene Osakwe,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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The four-story home offers five bedrooms, five full baths, a secluded setting and an air of mystery — during World War II, it was reportedly used as a boot camp for spies.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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The landmark law flooded the higher education system with federal money (and, eventually, lots of student loan debt) with the goal of training generations of new engineers.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Ottawa would then have to work out how to make sure supply chains, logistics and training for entirely different types of aircraft are there, too, Bronk said.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Patricia Standard has taken apprenticeship into her own hands and neighborhood.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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An impressive 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.—
Portia Wu,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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