From the telephone conversation I've just had it sounds as though Connor's starting to enjoy himself again. He's made no further complaints about the bothersome injury that seemed to be distressing him so much just a few weeks ago, and his flu symptoms have now dissipated. The three nights on exercise seem to have re-invigorated him, despite it being cold (-4 degrees!), muddy and physically draining. He seemed particularly impressed with himself for staying awake on stag duty (night watch) lying face down in a cold and muddy pit for six whole hours! Having said that, I think the prospect of losing a week's wages as punishment for falling asleep on duty was probably deterrent enough! For someone who used to earn only ₤12 a week from a newspaper round prior to joining the army he seems to have become quite adept at clearing his wages every month! He has a skiing trip booked for January and is touring Spain with his hockey team in February. He used to play for a local hockey team while he was still at school and I'm pleased that he's taken it up again.
I'm really looking forward to seeing him this weekend as all being well, he's intending coming home. He hasn't been home for five weeks and I think he's looking forward to a break and a little bit of TLC before the final stretch before Christmas.
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