Darlings,
We are finally at primary!! It certainly is a beautiful place. The rooms have individual showers, toilets, writing desk, everything is very modernistic. It’s quite a change from the tents and barracks of Santa Anna and Minter Field.
The upperclassman are putting us through hell now-I hope they let up pretty soon. You must remember reading about the hazing of the lower-class men in the Life magazine before I left-I know now-they weren’t kidding.
We were issued our flying equipment today-it is very impressive to say the least. We got goggles, helmet, beautiful leather flying jacket and, two flying suits. I hope I can make good use of them. We met our instructor today also-he seems to be a swell guy-strict but friendly. He gave us the plain facts-he said that all of us couldn’t expect to make it and if we didn’t-not to be discouraged because we can always take a crack at bombardiering, which also renders a commission. I suppose it doesn’t do much good to worry about, I can’t help it. I want to make good so badly.
We are going up for first hop Monday-wish me luck-I really need it. My mail will be irregular from now on because I won’t have any time to myself as soon as flying starts. Also we have no post office here so our mail is only picked up every other day and taken into town. Well, we have to turn out our lights now so I’ll cut short my letter. We’re in a dim out area you know.
Love Jim
PS hope you like the pictures-pen works beautifully.
The schoolwork here is harder than before. I am gaining some knowledge about mechanics which should help me later.