Thursday
Evening
Dear Mom +
Dad,
Your both
letters arrived today and I was very glad to hear from you. It seems that the mail is coming in more
regular now that I am situated. I’ve
been very neglectful of you lately simply because I haven’t had the time. I think almost three days have passed since I
last wrote to you so please forgive me.
Most of the
boys are on guard tonight so everything is quiet around here. I don’t know how they missed up on me but
they did so I’m happy about the whole thing.
I can spend a more or less peaceful evening doing a little studying and
writing a letter or so.
The clipping
you sent me about the trip I took to Texas last year, it was the same except I
started at Camp Upton instead of Dix. A
lot has happened since then. I’ve been
in the army now 11 months and it seems quite a while since I started out. It has been a worthwhile experience and I
think I have learned a lot. For one
thing I appreciate things I took as common place before. It is funny how your ideas change.
My radio is
tuned in on a Cadet program and they just had a member of my beloved Brooklyn
“Bums” on. He is down here as a
cadet. It sure seems strange to be
hearing about the Dodgers deep in the heart of Texas.
I got paid
yesterday, the grand sum of $65 as my remuneration for my second month as a
cadet. I have about $70 or so in my
pocket. I’m going to hang on to most of
it as I will have a few open ports in a little over a week when I become an
upperclassmen, I may need some of it. If
I have an excess I’ll send some home later to add to my bank account.
There is
only about 5 more days to go and I will become an upperclassmen. I’m fairly certain that the majority of the
hazing will be cut out about then.
Things have changed around here already as we have a new group
commander. I expect the class system
will die a slow death now. Personally, I
think it is a good idea but then it has its good points and bad points
too. Things are getting a little rough
around here as far as discipline is concerned.
They are even cracking down on our posture in class. You have to be on the ball from morn until
night. That doesn’t bother me much as
I’m accustomed to that baloney from the regular army.
Did I say it
is quiet around here – the upperclassmen just came downstairs on their way to a
class and things were in an uproar for a few minutes. But it quiet again.
I have some
studying to do so I’ll quit for now.
I’ll right again as soon as I can.
Love
Bobby
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