Received a brief note from Cadet Delahanty today. I wasn't certain we would hear from him, even though we had included some addressed, stamped envelopes.
Other than a shortage of sleep, he is faring reasonably well. He passed land nav, though his score on the day portion was low enough to preclude recondo. He noted that more than a third of the cadets in his squad failed night land nav, which he says he aced.
He was a few pushups short of a 300 score on the APFT, which he can live with. The LDAC APFT had been preying on his mind for almost three years, and now it is behind him. Combined with the elimination of stress over recondo, I imagine he'll get a lot out of the next few weeks.
He was stunned by the awesome presence of Mt. Rainier in the distance, as I had been years ago when I lived in Seattle. Even more stunning was the ravenous way his mates demolished the box of candy I mailed. I had figured that any treats I sent would be shared, so I sent a lot.