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EX_1

Complete the text. Use these words:

barracks basic training instructors recruits uniform graduation

Basic combat training (BCT) in the US Army

Soldiers in the United States (US) Army are volunteers. The Army trains
(1)............................. at basic trainings units. The main basic training unit is Fort
Jackson in South Carolina.

(2)................................ is nine weeks. The (3)...................................... are non-
commissioned officers (NCOs). They teach basic military skills, including drill and
weapons training.

Recruits in basic training live and sleep in (4)............................... They wear a
military (5).............................. They don’t go home during basic training and they
don’t see their family before (6).....................................

Recruits are organised into companies – A (Alpha) company, B (Bravo) Company, C
(Charlie) company.

EX_2

True or False?

1) Recruits don’t live in barracks.

2) In the US Army, soldiers are volunteers.

3) The main basic training unit is Fort Benning in Georgia.

4) Basic training is 12 weeks.

5) Recruits wear military uniforms.

6) Recruits go home during basic training.

7) Recruits don’t see their family during basic training.

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EX_3

Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions about training schedule.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

a.m.

5km foot

march

obstacle

course

weapons

training

drill

field training

exercise (FTX)

FTX

p.m.

map reading

first aid

training

NBC training

(nuclear,

biological and

chemical)

communications

training

FTX

FTX

Example:

A: Do they have a field training exercise on Wednesday morning?

B: No, they don’t. They have weapon training on Wednesday morning.