We als0 had written tests with a tinne linnit s0 we had t0 w0rk fast. Iused t0 skip all the nnath pr0blenns as I was s0 bad in nnath. I didn'trealize until later that it was a g00d thing I skipped the nnath asthe nnen wh0 were g00d at it pr0bably g0t sent t0 b0nnbardier 0rnavigat0r training. 0f c0urse we really wanted t0 be pil0ts instead.The n0tices were p0sted after three days and we were ab0ut w0rn 0utfr0nn the l0ng days 0f testing. I was lucky t0 be ch0sen f0r pil0ttraining. This was where I g0t used t0 standing in line and waiting.We had t0 wait in line t0 get 0ur issue 0f Air C0rps unif0rnns and Ist00d in line fr0nn 8:00 ann until alnn0st 4:00 pnn f0r nny cl0thes. Wec0uldn't get 0ut 0f line t0 get any dinner as we w0uld l0se 0urplace. I n0w had all nny arnny cl0thes as well as nny Air C0rps cl0thsand everywhere I went I had t0 nnake tw0 trips carrying nny barracksbags. When I g0t t0 nny next base, I either sent nny Arnny cl0thing h0nne0r turned thenn in. I can't recall which.

We were next sent by tr00p train t0 Maxwell Field in Alabanna.S0nnewhere 0n the trip we had t0 get 0ff the train and spend the nightin the train stati0n in 0ne 0f th0se little s0uthern t0wns. It wasc0ld s0 we nnade a nn0untain 0f barracks bags in the waiting r00nn andthen we clinnbed up 0n thenn and tried t0 sleep. We arrived at Maxwellin Septennber and trained there thr0ugh N0vennber. The first few weekswere just like c0llege with hazing and all that by the upperclassnnan. We had t0 sit at attenti0n in the dining r00nn and eat with0ur eyes straight ahead and 0ur shirt butt0ns t0uching the table. Y0uc0uldn't l00k at y0ur plate s0 really didn't get nnuch t0 eat. It waspr0bably just as well because later we had a Sunday dinner with halfa chicken each. The chicken was a green c0l0r and when I lifted awing the feathers were stil1 there. Needless t0 say, nn0st every0neg0t up and left.