Time will tell whether Mr. Mancini's boot camp training sessions give City the fitness to compete or whether they simply lead to more injuries.

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Soldiers must endure heavy physical demands, from boot camp and basic training to the rigors of duty, which can include not just war but aiding in natural disasters like hurricane Sandy.

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Furthermore, the study raised as its ideal the policy to which the Marines have adhered all along: single-sex basic training ("boot camp"), segregated barracks and tougher physical training.

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Both in boot camp and in predeployment training, Marines receive lectures on cultural sensitivity and the laws of war.

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Last summer, fifteen leaders who represent the future of social change attended the American Express Emerging Innovators Leadership Boot Camp where they received training, mentoring from key thought leaders, promotion, and opportunities for collaboration.

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While Stiller was making "Empire of the Sun, " his colleagues were in boot camps training for their military roles -- and would emerge talking about the boot camp as if they'd become part of a real military unit.

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After finishing college, candidates for the program go through several weeks of summer training in teaching, the equivalent of boot camp.

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