Broken nose!

Connor's broken his nose!  He was made to ring me and let me know it's nothing to worry about.  Nothing to worry about!!  Easy for them to say.  He was out on a rifle exercise when he set off running and the recruit behind him trod on the back of his heel.  Connor hit the ground face down, rifle and all, and his nose has completely snapped.  He was keen to tell me about the amount of blood that he lost and said he's not permitted to take any painkillers, something to do with not being allowed to have drugs in his system or something.  I'm not sure that can be right, poor thing must be in agony.  The medic had requested that he remain in the medical centre overnight but, of course, he preferred to return to his mates in the barracks.  He'll be having an assessment at 10.30 tomorrow morning to assess the course of action for repairing the break.  They'd prefer to fix it without operating if they can but they won't know until the swelling has subsided. So much for the paintballing and quad-biking at the weekend.  I don't imagine he'll be participating in any of that.  He's relieved from all duties, including drill, but is allowed to iron!  Ha ha, perhaps I should send him my week's worth to keep him busy :-)