In 1943, youd likely be dealing with blowback from the occupation of Vichy or mobilized into building fortifications on the Atlantic. Thats assuming you werent part of the 50,000 or so Waffen SS troops mustering in France during the latter half of 1942. They were sent to the East front around February 1943.
There would be hardly any downtime and a universal ban on vacations (due to stalingrad) until April 1943