basic training

1. 1.

   the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline

   Broadermilitary training

   military

Questions about basic training

What does basic training mean?

basic training means "the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline".

Is basic training a common word?

basic training is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.