Darlings,
Well, I had parts of my uniform fitted today. I had a look at some of the uniforms the private owners had but, they don’t seem to have the material our post exchange has. I guess Uncle Sam has taken the best for himself. Well, anyhow, the blouse is really nice. I also bought two green shirts-a pink shirt, a pair of pink pants and a pair of green pants to match the blouse. The green shirts cost $12 apiece and are form fit. Boy! It will really look sharp with those wings. I haven’t started to buy my complete uniform yet but, I think I will wait until I get into a large town so I can see what they have to offer. I will give you an idea of the prices.
One blouse-$40
One green pants-$16
One pink pants-$15
Two green shirts-$24
One pink shirt-$12
I still have many things to buy but, it is a good start anyway. Our tailor has worked for 30 years as a uniform tailor. I hope he does a good job on mine. Our post commander said our uniforms must fit perfectly because we must set examples to our men under us. Gosh! I’m really going to try to look good.
We haven’t been doing much lately. We fly formation every day, also instrument rides. We will be starting our night flying in a few days. I wonder what these A. T.s will land like at night. Well, I’ll soon find out, I guess. They are rushing us through with our time because the lower-class is due in pretty soon.
I’m sorry I haven’t written as much as usual but, we have so much to do here.
Your loving son,
Jim