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Recruit training is oriented to the particular service.

Army and Marine recruits are nearly always trained in basic marksmanship with individually-assigned weapons, field maintenance of weapons, hand-to-hand combat, physical fitness training, first aid, and basic survival techniques.

Navy and Coast Guard training usually focuses on water survival training, physical fitness, basic seamanship, and skills such as shipboard firefighting, basic engineering, and signals.

Air force training usually includes physical fitness training, military and classroom instructions, as well as field training in basic marksmanship, and first aid.

In all training, standard uniforms are issued and recruits typically have their hair cut or shaved in order to meet grooming standards and make their appearance as uniform as possible.

Recruits are generally given a service number.

Recruits come from different levels of culture and society and thus recruit training must merge divergent trainees into a useful team.

A national basic training will include provision for the basic needs of the recruit-food, shelter, clothing-and these will meet certain unit standards and unit requirements, such as ' mobility ' for an infantry unit.

A recruit therefore will be ' issued ' basic provisions or equipment according to the requirements of the unit and taught responsible management of these provisions.