Dear Mother and Dad,
Your letter and joke were swell. Mother-the boys really had a good laugh when I told them the joke.
I have told you about changing to new instructors haven’t I? The system has changed quite a bit now. Each instructor has two upperclassmen and three dodos. They took the two best upper class students from each instructor (I darn near fell over when I was chosen) to make place for the dodos. I don’t care for this new system because we had a lot of fun together discussing our mistakes. Now that the dodos are mixed in we haven’t much to say to each other.
We got paid yesterday. I thought we would get quite a check but, as usual, much more than they give. Our food costs us two dollars a day-it’s a robbery to say the least. Our rooms cost more-cleaning costs more-after buying soap, toothpaste, having her shoes repaired-haircut every week-stationery-Etc.. We have about $40 left. The regular Army gets more than we do. I’m going to send enough money for a war bond home. I wish I could send more but, everything helps. If this war lasts as long as it looks-a bond a month will net a tidy sum.
I am looking forward to a letter from you today-I really enjoy your letters, darlings, they make me a little homesick but that’s good for me I guess.
Please excuse the pencil-I’m writing this on the flight line waiting to go up. We just had a ground loop a minute ago-something exciting every minute that’s what I like about this Air Corps.
Well, darlings, write soon.
Your loving son,
Jim