you just took an American ship .............

CrackerJax

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WASHINGTON — Officers who flew fighter-jet patrols in the early 1970s with George W. Bush describe him as a gung-ho warrior and a gifted pilot who was popular in his Texas Air National Guard unit.
This undated photo shows President Bush as a Texas Air National Guard fighter pilot. He sits in the cockpit of an F-102 jet.
AFP/Getty Images file "He was a hell of a good pilot," one of Bush's former commanding officers, Walter B. "Buck" Staudt, recalled in December 2000, shortly after Bush was elected president. In 1971, he rated among the top 10% of fellow pilots.

Uhh... check before you post Med Man...:lol:

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GreatwhiteNorth

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CrackerJax said:
He did fly in the Coast Guard in a fighter jet.... I'm pretty sure they don't let civilians take those puppies out... :lol:. No?

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Cracker - I'm sure you meant Air Ntl Guard - CG does not currently nor has ever had any fighter jets.

Peace (except to somolia!)
 
CrackerJax

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none taken,,, I don't mind being corrected. It's just one of those rare moments...:lol: Like pee splatter on your shoes in the bathroom... WTH?

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tipsgnob

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oh look....this kid is flying an attack helicopter....all the guys that flew with him said he was a great pilot...


 
CrackerJax

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Yah, I was going to put "tattletale" at the end but I saw that you were online so.... so, you're getting predictable... :lol:


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FlyLikeAnEagle

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CrackerJax said:
WASHINGTON — Officers who flew fighter-jet patrols in the early 1970s with George W. Bush describe him as a gung-ho warrior and a gifted pilot who was popular in his Texas Air National Guard unit.
This undated photo shows President Bush as a Texas Air National Guard fighter pilot. He sits in the cockpit of an F-102 jet.
AFP/Getty Images file "He was a hell of a good pilot," one of Bush's former commanding officers, Walter B. "Buck" Staudt, recalled in December 2000, shortly after Bush was elected president. In 1971, he rated among the top 10% of fellow pilots.

Uhh... check before you post Med Man...:lol:

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Wow, you really are a piece of work. I see you conveniently left out the fact that the premise of the article you copied and pasted above is that Bush is hiding something and that he was basically a loser. The name of the article is:
Why Bush stopped flying remains a mystery
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-02-15-bush-record_x.htm

and the article goes on to say:
Why 1st Lt. Bush stopped flying F-102 fighters remains murky despite the release on Friday of more than 400 pages of records detailing his Guard service from the time he enlisted until he was discharged.

An examination by USA TODAY of all the Bush records released to the public and interviews with pilots, Bush's Guard comrades and military personnel experts suggests Bush was treated differently from most pilots.


• Bush was accepted into pilot school even though he scored in the 25th percentile on a standardized test. The test was given to all prospective pilots and there was no specific score that disqualified a candidate. In addition, Bush had two arrests for college pranks and four traffic offenses before applying for pilot training. Former and current military pilots say it was uncommon for an applicant to be approved for training with such a record.
• There is no record of a formal procedure called a "flying evaluation board," which normally would have been convened once Bush stopped flying in April 1972.
• Bush's records do not show he was given another job in the Air Guard once he quit flying. Pilots and Bush comrades say his records should reflect some type of new duties he was assigned.



'Highly unusual' circumstances
Bush, whose father was in Congress at the time, was selected for Air Force pilot training, a highly competitive process, despite the speeding tickets and automobile accidents. He had also been arrested for two incidents considered college pranks: stealing a wreath in New Haven, Conn., and rowdiness at a college football game.

The combination of arrests and traffic violations and the score in the bottom quarter of those who took the pilot exam usually would have cast doubt on most applicants who were applying for pilot training, four former and current National Guard fighter pilots and one former Air Force pilot said. All served in the 1970s.

After Bush stopped flying fighter jets in April 1972 and did not take an annual physical examination required of all pilots, the Air Force should have required a hearing known as a flying evaluation board to determine his fitness to fly. Because the federal government spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to train each pilot, it typically did not allow them to stop flying without a formal proceeding. Bush's records do not mention a flying evaluation board.
 
CrackerJax

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No, I didn't leave it out because of what it said... I was merely proving that bush was a jet fighter pilot which was the question I was answering. I'm no Bushie, but I did know he was in the military, and that was the question.

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