"DSK" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
By 1971, they were wanting people to leave the service. VN was winding
down
and then you have an excess of pilots.

But he didn't go to Viet Nam anyway, so would that have affected GB Jr?

Besides, you can't have it both ways, either he was a good pilot, was
not AWOL, and the service *still* didn't want him.... or he wasn't good
enough (or reliable enough) to make the cut.

How you people can look at the plain facts and conclude that GB Jr is
worthy of being elected dog catcher, much less President, is beyond me.

DSK


Lots of good pilots were being cut. The VN flyers were better as they had
lots more practice. My friend spent 2 years flying phantoms and I bet he
had a lot more hours than any stateside military pilot. Even had more
practice bailing out.
Bill