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basic training
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basic training
n.
The initial period of training of a recruit in the armed forces.
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Noun1.basic training - the initial period of training for new military personnelbasic training - the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline
military training - training soldiers in military procedures
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"


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Second, the all-important effort made by drill instructors at recruit training should be viewed not as the culmination of the transformation from civilian into Marine, but as the beginning of a coordinated, continuous effort that must progress throughout a Marine's service.
Iraqi police officials and military police Soldiers with the 18th Military Police Brigade, Multinational Division--Baghdad, conducted a four-day recruiting drive at the Furat training facility in an attempt to reach their goal of 1,300 new recruits for basic recruit training en route to becoming Iraqi Police.
Karrie, who lives in Maple Road, Nuneaton, has graduated from the Recruit Training Squadron at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire, and was presented with a trophy for "showing the most determination in all aspects of training on her flight".
 
 
 
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