▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁en roll ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁pilot , ▁so ▁after ▁some ▁Christmas ▁leave ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁Mun ich . ▁He ▁received ▁basic ▁flight ▁training ▁at ▁O bers ch le iss heim ▁and ▁Le ch feld ▁Air ▁Base ▁in ▁March ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁advanced ▁training ▁at ▁Val enci ennes ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁October . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁October , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Jag dst aff el ▁ 3 5 b , ▁a ▁Bav arian ▁f ighter ▁squad ron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁F ok ker ▁D . V II ▁bi plan es . ▁He ▁saw ▁no ▁action ▁with ▁Jag dst aff el ▁ 3 5 b , ▁as ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁H ess ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁family ▁fort unes ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁serious ▁dow nt urn , ▁as ▁their ▁business ▁interests ▁in ▁Egypt ▁had ▁been ▁ex prop ri ated ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁H ess ▁joined ▁the ▁Th ule ▁Society , ▁an ▁ant is emit ic ▁right - wing ▁V öl k isch ▁group , ▁and ▁the ▁Fre ikor ps ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Ritter ▁von ▁E pp , ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁such ▁volunte er ▁par amil it ary ▁organis ations ▁active ▁in ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Bav aria ▁witness ed ▁frequent ▁and ▁often ▁blo ody ▁conflicts ▁between ▁right - wing