I actually went through 3 kinds of basic. First, I went through Army basic and infantry training (which was like extended basic training) followed by Jump School. Later, I switched to the Air Force. I was there for a couple weeks before they let me bypass the rest of what they called basic training. It was a joke, just not very funny. Years later, I went through Air Force Officer Training School. It was 3 months long and sort of like basic for officers. It was actually some pretty good training.

I guess some of us don't learn very quickly.