basic training
noun1
Government, Military, Politics, War The standard training regimen for introducing new recruits to a military organization's discipline and basic operational skills.
- Near-synonym: boot camp
- Next thing I know, they were drafting me and sending me off to Fort Sill for basic training. Talk about whiplash.
2
Broadly, Figuratively, Often A more or less analogous (albeit nonmartial) experience in the civilian world.
- There's no such thing as formal apprenticeship in this industry. The only preparation you get is some basic training where you sink or swim while trying to look alive.
- Related terms
- basic education