'''Basic Training''' or bootcamp is a short intensive program for induction of recruits into an [[army]],[[navy]], or air force. In the [[United States]] a few military bases have special units devoted to basic training. The [[jargon]] of the service is introduced as well as the fundamentals of [[military discipline]] and the recruits are trained in the basic skills of their service. A great deal of emphasis is placed on proper wearing of the [[uniform]], [[grooming]], and [[drill]].
Army recruits are often instructed in the firing and care of [[gun|guns]]; Navy recruits get a short introduction to [[firefighting]], and the air force focuses on education.
An [[urban legend]] holds that [[army|soldiers]], [[navy|sailors]], and other young men in institutional situations are secretly administered [[saltpetre]] in their food, especially during bootcamp, to suppress their sexual urges. It is conjectured that the troops were employing a [[folk etymology]] and replacing "salt" with "soft". The reduction in [[sexuality|sexual urges]] does in fact occur, but is caused by physical exhaustion related to intense training.
