Friday Morning
Dear Mom + Dad,
I am no longer a member of the medical corps but rather am now in the air corps. I took my exam yesterday and passed it. I’m writing this short note and sending it out air mail to let you know just how I made out. I’ll write my regular letter tonight at the hospital. My schedule has been rather messed up this week because of my two trips.
I had to take the mental exam yesterday also. It was rather hard as a lot of it was on technical work in the air corps. However I came through with a little to spare. You needed a 78 to pass and I got a 89. That took up all the morning.
In the afternoon I took the physical and didn’t have any trouble with it at all. I was worried about my eyes but I came through it all right. It was a very routine physical, a lot of different that the one I took last year.
As soon as the papers go through I become a member of the Air Corps Reserve. That means I’m waiting for an appointment as a cadet. I won’t be sent overseas as long as I’m in this capacity. I’ll probably have to wait 3 months before I get in or perhaps even more but it will be worth waiting for. It takes 7 months to go through school so I’ll be out of this war for quite awhile yet. I lose my status in the medical corp and become air corp unattached until I get assigned. They used to give out furloughs until you were ready to be called but they just cut that out recently. It is a shame or I could have had 2 or 3 months home with pay. Anyway, I’m still better off being in the air corps. Probably it won’t look so good after I get there but right now I like it.
Well that’s the dope I passed and I go in the air corps as soon as they call me. You can figure three months from now anyway if not more.
I know you don’t like the idea Mom, but I think I will be happier there. And believe me anywhere in the army is dangerous during war.
I’ll write more tonight.
Love
Bob
Bob
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