Finally got to the bottom of the issue with the boots! For those of you who don't know, Connor used to play quite a bit of hockey. As a consequence of his injuries, his feet have become wider than the standard issue army boot which means he now has to have boots and trainers made especially for him. He's had to have his feet filmed whilst on a treadmill at walking, marching and running speed to capture the way his feet move in each situation, so that his boots and trainers can be made to fit perfectly! I think he feels quite a celebrity as he's the only one that they've had to do this for (typical!).
It's been a physically busy week with frequent drill sessions and swimming tests and he's looking forward to the weekend when they're paintballing and quad-biking. Connor tells me that for the first six weeks at least, the evenings and weekends remain as structured as the weekdays, so there's lots of activities for them to do. It certainly doesn't sound as though he has much free time, if any, as he chuckled to himself when I mentioned free time!
Earlier in these blogs, I mentioned that Connor had gone to the college with two of his friends from school so I asked him if they'd seen much of each other. Apparently, Jack is on the floor below him in a different platoon and so they haven't seen each other hardly at all. His other friend, whose name I don't know, is in the same platoon as Connor but in a different section and so they see each other a little more often but still rarely.
He says he's definitely made the right decision in going to the college and is enjoying himself and although at least half a dozen recruits have pulled out in the first couple of weeks, he doesn't feel too homesick and is happy to just get on with it. It was great to speak to him. He sounds very confident, relaxed and happy and I'm really very proud of him.
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