Dear Dad,

Received your letter yesterday. It was really good to hear from you. I had detail this weekend so didn’t get a pass, here’s hoping I don’t pull M.M. ^[1]Mess Management, ie, KP or Kitchen Patrolnext Sun. I wrote Aunt Mollie and told her and that I would be in next weekend. A persons plans always are getting mixed up in this game.

I guess you received my letter of a couple of days ago. I know that I don’t know everything that has been happening and I was up a stump as to what to say. Let me know if you think if you think things are beyond hope as to getting things patched up.

We start on our morning class schedule again tomorrow. Code hasn’t got me worried any more because I can take 8 words/min. Without any trouble. I hope to be able to work up to 10 or 12 before we leave but my trouble is that I can hardly copy them that fast.

I weighed the other day and topped the scales at 165. I have gained about 10# here in pre-flight.

Jimmy Brewer is in classification here and I went over and saw him the other evening. The first person from home I have seen since you were in Phoenix. I don’t know if he made it or not, he had to get a waver on his eyes and was hoping for navigation.

Well Dad, I know my letters are short but I want you to know that I  am thinking of you.

Goodnight –

With love, Tom