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Bravely ran away away...
Exposed boob
"It was an era when service in the Guard was a coveted assignment, often associated with efforts to avoid active duty in Vietnam. Bush was accepted for pilot training after having scored only 25 percent on the pilot's aptitude test, the lowest acceptable grade."
That somebody had influenced GW's admission into the Guard became clear when his entrance test results were released. They showed he had scored the bare minimum -- 25% -- on one of the exams, yet he had been chosen over several hundred others who sought entrance to the Texas guard.
At about the same time came the crushing news that the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives had testified under oath that he had been contacted by Houston businessman "Sid Adger and asked to recommend George W. Bush for a pilot position with the Air National Guard" -- and that he called General James Rose and "did so."
This testimony was brought about by a lawsuit alleging that the State of Texas had allowed a company called Gtech to keep its lucrative lottery contract in exchange for former Texas Lt.. Gov. Ben Barnes's silence about helping Mr. Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard. Not long after Barnes gave his testimony, the case was settled out of court. So, despite all claims to the contrary, Bush had in fact received aid in getting into the Texas Guard.
Young Mr. Bush was sworn in on the very day he applied, complete with a ceremony for the press. He was then sent to basic training and given a special commission, instantly making him a second lieutenant.
At about the same time came the crushing news that the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives had testified under oath that he had been contacted by Houston businessman "Sid Adger and asked to recommend George W. Bush for a pilot position with the Air National Guard" -- and that he called General James Rose and "did so."
This testimony was brought about by a lawsuit alleging that the State of Texas had allowed a company called Gtech to keep its lucrative lottery contract in exchange for former Texas Lt.. Gov. Ben Barnes's silence about helping Mr. Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard. Not long after Barnes gave his testimony, the case was settled out of court. So, despite all claims to the contrary, Bush had in fact received aid in getting into the Texas Guard.
Young Mr. Bush was sworn in on the very day he applied, complete with a ceremony for the press. He was then sent to basic training and given a special commission, instantly making him a second lieutenant.
In August 1972, Bush was suspended from flying because he failed to complete an annual medical exam. A month later, Bush requested to be assigned to a different unit in Alabama and was approved. Although he was required to attend periodic drills in Alabama, there is no official record in his file that he did.
That fall, while some of the heaviest fighting of the Vietnam War was raging, young Bush was allowed to take a leave of absence to go work on the Florida senatorial campaign of Edward Gurney. He also took time off from the guard in 1970 to help his dad's congressional campaign, and again from May to November 1972 when he went to Alabama to work on a Republican U.S. Senate campaign.
Bush was at that time required to attend drills with the Alabama National Guard. But there is no evidence in Guard files that he even bothered to show up. General William Turnipseed and his aide Kenneth Lott both flatly deny that Bush ever appeared for duty in Alabama.
When Bush went back to Texas after his electioneering break, he didn't bother to show up for his Guard duties. In fact, seven months rolled 'round until Bush's two superior officers at Ellington Air Force Base, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Harris Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Jerry B. Killian, effectively declared Bush missing from duty because they could not perform his annual evaluation covering the year from May 1, 1972 to April 30, 1973.
They stated in their filing that "Lt. Bush has not been observed at this unit during the period of this report."
Bush was at that time required to attend drills with the Alabama National Guard. But there is no evidence in Guard files that he even bothered to show up. General William Turnipseed and his aide Kenneth Lott both flatly deny that Bush ever appeared for duty in Alabama.
When Bush went back to Texas after his electioneering break, he didn't bother to show up for his Guard duties. In fact, seven months rolled 'round until Bush's two superior officers at Ellington Air Force Base, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Harris Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Jerry B. Killian, effectively declared Bush missing from duty because they could not perform his annual evaluation covering the year from May 1, 1972 to April 30, 1973.
They stated in their filing that "Lt. Bush has not been observed at this unit during the period of this report."
Mission....accomplished.
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