He was qualified on F-102s which were being phased out at the time. I don't
think he had retainability to cross train.

In any event, that was a long time ago and we all suffered in that damn war
so
I don't understand why it's such a big part of kerry's campaign. If combat
alone made one qualified to be president the Tim McVeigh was just as
qualified.

Yes, I came back from Viet Nam in 1972 and got out of the Army in 1973.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


It was an issue in Kerry's campaign because he wants to try and use it as some
sort of leverage that he has better qualifications to be commander in chief.
The democrats have been pushing the issue of Bush's National Guard record from
the very beginning. It also takes the heat off of Kerry's voting record which
they really don't want advertised.


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