Ah, just like basic training. Been there done that...
No actually, in my Army basic training days, we were taught some pretty practical things. I ran marathons and half marathons while in the Army. Since basic training taught me how to go the distance, endurance, everything else came easy. And I mean that. My later on husband was an officer pilot, and his training nowhere matched mine, yeah I know back in the day, officers and sargeants didn't...but they did, and often got married. We did, and then got out. I kept running, he didn't. I don't know how basic training is anymore, but I was grateful for it back then.