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Summary of GWB service cord.
GWB Service record
Service points (Minimum required: 50 points per year):
May ’68 to May ‘69: 253 points,
May ’69 to May ‘70: 340 points,
May ’70 to May ’71: 137 points,
May ’71 to May ’72: 112 points
May ’72 to May ’73: 56 points
June ’73 to July ’73: 56 points
Honorably Discharged July ’73
Points required to complete service: 300. Points acquired by G.W. Bush: 954
Basic training: 6 weeks
Flight training: 53 weeks
Survival training: 2 weeks.
Interceptor training: 21 weeks
Hours of flight: 600
Aircraft: F-102
Assigned: 147th Fighter Group , 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Texas Air National Guard (ANG)
Mission: Day and night Soviet nuclear bomber intercept. 5 minute alert.
1970 evaluation: "clearly stands out as a top notch fighter interceptor pilot" and was also "a natural leader whom his contemporaries look to for leadership."â€
1971 evaluation: “Bush "an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot†(who) “continually flies intercept missions with the unit to increase his proficiency even further."â€
1972 evaluation: “Lt. Bush is an exceptional fighter interceptor pilot and officerâ€
Note:
Volunteered for Vietnam deployment as part of “Palace Alertâ€. Rejected as did not have the required 500 hours
of flight time. Palace Alert was shutdown due to the F-102 being unsuitable for Vietnam duty.
In late 1972 the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) was changed to a new aircraft, the F-101, and to a training squadron. In addition there was a huge glut of pilots in the Air Force in 1972, and with no cockpits available to put them in, many were shoved into nonflying desk jobs. Any pilot could have left the Air Force or the Air Guard with ease after 1972 before his commitment was up because there just wasn't room for all of them anymore.
In late 1972 GWB was transferred to the 187th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Alabama National Guard) in Montgomery, Alabama
GWB’s 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) members:
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Joe Glavin: “"There were always a core of the guys who were the "in guys" and [Bush] was in the middle of it...George's difference was that we all knew that his daddy was rich and that he was smarter than the rest of us."†When we had to sit alerts, there were two pilots, and two crew chiefs that sat out in the alert barn. George was like everybody else, except while George was over in a corner reading somebody's autobiography, the rest of us were watching Hee Haw."
Bob Harmon: Bush was a “ young, affable guy" and an above-average pilot, very good for his level of experience. "We flew together two or three times a month.".
Fred Bradley: Entered the unit same time as GWB. Volunteered to part of “Palace Alert†the same time as GWB and was declined for the same reason.
COL. WILLIAM CAMPENNI (retired): “A pilot program using ANG volunteer pilots in F-102s (called Palace Alert) was scrapped quickly after the airplane proved to be unsuitable to the war effort. Ironically, Lt. Bush did inquire about this program but was advised by an ANG supervisor (Maj. Maurice Udell, retired) that he did not have the desired experience (500 hours) at the time and that the program was winding down and not accepting more volunteers.â€
Source
http://nationalreview.com/babbin/babbin200402190855.asp
http://nationalreview.com/york/york200402180840.asp
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040210-082910-8424r.htm
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040211-121217-6595r.htm
GWB Service record
Service points (Minimum required: 50 points per year):
May ’68 to May ‘69: 253 points,
May ’69 to May ‘70: 340 points,
May ’70 to May ’71: 137 points,
May ’71 to May ’72: 112 points
May ’72 to May ’73: 56 points
June ’73 to July ’73: 56 points
Honorably Discharged July ’73
Points required to complete service: 300. Points acquired by G.W. Bush: 954
Basic training: 6 weeks
Flight training: 53 weeks
Survival training: 2 weeks.
Interceptor training: 21 weeks
Hours of flight: 600
Aircraft: F-102
Assigned: 147th Fighter Group , 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Texas Air National Guard (ANG)
Mission: Day and night Soviet nuclear bomber intercept. 5 minute alert.
1970 evaluation: "clearly stands out as a top notch fighter interceptor pilot" and was also "a natural leader whom his contemporaries look to for leadership."â€
1971 evaluation: “Bush "an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot†(who) “continually flies intercept missions with the unit to increase his proficiency even further."â€
1972 evaluation: “Lt. Bush is an exceptional fighter interceptor pilot and officerâ€
Note:
Volunteered for Vietnam deployment as part of “Palace Alertâ€. Rejected as did not have the required 500 hours
of flight time. Palace Alert was shutdown due to the F-102 being unsuitable for Vietnam duty.
In late 1972 the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) was changed to a new aircraft, the F-101, and to a training squadron. In addition there was a huge glut of pilots in the Air Force in 1972, and with no cockpits available to put them in, many were shoved into nonflying desk jobs. Any pilot could have left the Air Force or the Air Guard with ease after 1972 before his commitment was up because there just wasn't room for all of them anymore.
In late 1972 GWB was transferred to the 187th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Alabama National Guard) in Montgomery, Alabama
GWB’s 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) members:
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Joe Glavin: “"There were always a core of the guys who were the "in guys" and [Bush] was in the middle of it...George's difference was that we all knew that his daddy was rich and that he was smarter than the rest of us."†When we had to sit alerts, there were two pilots, and two crew chiefs that sat out in the alert barn. George was like everybody else, except while George was over in a corner reading somebody's autobiography, the rest of us were watching Hee Haw."
Bob Harmon: Bush was a “ young, affable guy" and an above-average pilot, very good for his level of experience. "We flew together two or three times a month.".
Fred Bradley: Entered the unit same time as GWB. Volunteered to part of “Palace Alert†the same time as GWB and was declined for the same reason.
COL. WILLIAM CAMPENNI (retired): “A pilot program using ANG volunteer pilots in F-102s (called Palace Alert) was scrapped quickly after the airplane proved to be unsuitable to the war effort. Ironically, Lt. Bush did inquire about this program but was advised by an ANG supervisor (Maj. Maurice Udell, retired) that he did not have the desired experience (500 hours) at the time and that the program was winding down and not accepting more volunteers.â€
Source
http://nationalreview.com/babbin/babbin200402190855.asp
http://nationalreview.com/york/york200402180840.asp
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040210-082910-8424r.htm
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040211-121217-6595r.htm