After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police Ed Rasimus
blurted out:
On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:28:58 -0500, "George Z. Bush"
But, first there is no "renew your flight physical" in the military.
That applies to Class I/II/III for FAA license. If you are on flying
status in the military you take an annual flight physical. The
President did not "fail to renew" a physical.
True, he simply failed to meet his "obligation" to take a flight
physical with a military flight surgeon. One published report has GWB
claiming he had his military physical administered by his private
physician. Come on Ed, how many Guard guys do you know that were dumb
enough (or smart depending on your perspective) to use that as an
excuse?
The incident you refer to after four years of flying service including
UPT, operational qualification in the F-102 and achieving operational
alert status in the TANG was a request for four months detached duty
at Montgomery while working on a political campaign.
Fair enough, do you recall what your service commitment was upon
graduation from UPT was? I think mine was 6 years. Perhaps the service
commitment was shortened during 1972, but I doubt it.
The NYT has reported the corrected details of the events. Bush was
unable to meet commitments.
You are being more than kind my friend. On one hand he has
authorization to drill with the AL ANG, and said he did, but later
says he was unable to. Skeptics would say this claim came after the CO
of the AL unit, said GWB never showed up as planned.
He requested and received approval to make
up drill periods at a later time. This is standard ANG procedure.
OK he recieved approval to make up the missed drills, and yet never
met his "obligation." He didn't...he never flew again. He was removed
from flying status for failing to meet his "obligation." I have
difficulty with the notion that a guy that managed to get a flying
slot in an ANG fighter squadron would simply be "unable to meet
commitments," and you buy into that. Your charity is extremely kind
considering where you were at the time.
He was current in a "combat aircraft in use in Viet Nam". The F-102
(including ANG crews) was deployed at Udorn, Danang and Tan Son Nhut
among other place.
Ed, we've covered this before. F-102s were no longer in SEA during
your second tour. So it is factually incorrect to claim they were in
use (at that time). For those that don't believe me, check the lineage
of the F-102 units in PACAF and see when they converted to F-4s or
were deactivated. Absent that look in the Appendices of "To Hanoi And
Back", specifically the AOB for 1972...you will find no F-102s in SEA
[period].
So, follow the thread, contribute relevantly, get your facts straight,
Hehe...even the best of us make errors.
and reduce the level of your personal agenda.
Come on Ed, George thought this thread was about not meeting one's
obligation (a pilot that wouldn't fly) and it logically, naturally
leads many to think of the current occupant of the Oval Office. That's
what I thought it was, I only read it because I have Agent set up to
read threads you post to. I obviously agree with George on this, and
without any agenda.
Juvat
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