Show arloo ilk I 1 I 1 if 7 1 vhf jr T letter from D G 0 wheeler who Is at ft adaha neb reporter I 1 am sending yo you u a few lines to give you a correct idea 1 de a of the work ft and pleasures in an aviation train ing school schoot the following being the regular dally daily schedule 5 CO 60 a in I 1 L dugle bugle call to get up 0 00 a m Rev leveillie eillie lle everybody ht has sto to sta stand nd for roll call 6 15 a in first call for or breakfast 64 6 45 5 a in second call tor for breakfast 7 15 a in m third call for break fast ia 74 7 45 5 a in call tor for balloon drill 8 00 a m assembly tor for balloon drill 10 00 a m recall from balloon drill 4 10 15 a in assembly y for or antan a an try drill A 11 30 a m recall 11 from infantry drill 12 00 m firt call for dinner 12 1230 9 0 p m second call for din ner der I 1 00 p m call lor for signal drill 1 16 15 p in assembly for signal drill p m recall 11 from signal drill 2 45 p in assembly Assern bly tor for first aid drill 3 45 p m recall from first aid drill 4 30 p in fatigue details recall 00 p m retreat and roll call p m first call tor for supper 5 45 p in second call for sup per 6 15 p m thirl call tor for supper 9 00 p in all lights out 11 II 00 p m taps all men are required to bo be present at all drills except those who might be detailed on ome some of the fatigue duties the men are allowed to leave the post at nights from 6 G p m to 12 p in m it if they have their pass properly issued and saturday afternoons are generally used by the boys as a dunk bunk fa tigue day when they get a little rest and have a chance to write let and read papers we do not stand retreat on saturdays sunday Is a day of rest and tor for which we are duly thankful only commissioned officer officers have done any flying yet but beginning on june ath they will start to send up the privates I 1 am scheduled to go up on june ath we had a new commanding officer come here on may and he Is go ing ng to give us intensive training tor for a time I 1 am a regular member of the tile first balloon company to ever be organized in the united states all regular members of the new corn com are now released from all fa tigue duty we will make up the first balloon detail to be sent abroad if any are sent we have about COO men here at the present time and will have 1000 more here between now and the last of next week being an interested reader of the reporter I 1 am yours respectfully D c whorlen jr ir aviation sec see no 1 co I 1 ft omaha nebraska |