On 8 Sep 2004 04:54:03 GMT, Ian MacLure wrote:

Eris wrote in
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Guard Association of Texas, was quoted in the press as stating: 'There
were definately waiting lists. There wasn't any question about
that.'..

But were they waiting to make the six year commitment including
2 1/2 years on full time active status required of pilots?
Funny you've never answered this one simple question.

IBM
Yes they were, as I answered before, they were waiting for the Air
force to open some slots for them to send men to Basic Training.
There were no slots available at that time. If you were alive then,
you would have a completely different perspective of this whole era.
Eighteen months of full time commitment was nothing compared to 12
months of hell.