My brother is away this weekend too!

My Mum was expecting him home, but as he explained to us, the heightened risk in Europe because of Putin's invasion of Ukraine there is more activity required in the training regime of forces across the plains of Europe. Erazem is with several other officers exercising in the East, there is a NATO exercise due with a number of central European powers.

My Dad understands this, and he is home this weekend, but explaining it to Mum without her getting upset is quite difficult. Erazem has promised to phone later.