Meaning Boot Camp
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by 1941, U.S. Marines slang, said to be from boot (n.) as slang for "recruit," which supposedly dates from the Spanish-American War and is a synecdoche from boots, leggings worn by U.S. sail [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Boot Camp


military basic training period/location
Source: bu.edu

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Recruit training
Source: ww2gyrene.org

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Boot camp is a corrections program for juvenile and adult offenders in the U.S. It is a camp based on shock incarceration. In a boot camp, the offender is subject to strict discipline, hardlabor, and [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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Basic training.
Source: readyayeready.com

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training camp for new enlistees. During the Spanish-American War, sailors wore leggings called boots, which came to mean a Navy (or Marine) recruit. These recruits trained in "boot" [..]
Source: ussrankin.org

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A type of corrections sentence that consists of a short-term residential program that resembles military basic training. Also called shock
Source: docmckee.com

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These facilities provide the courts with a sentencing alternative for young (17 - 25) first-time offenders. Boot camps utilize a regimented supervision strategy along with other intervention programs. [..]
Source: brazoscountytx.gov





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