USA Today in today's issue has an article on Bush and his non-service. i do hope folks will heed all the new info out on him. this isn't that Swift Boat stuff, this is real...
Guard commander's memos criticize Bush
By Dave Moniz and Jim Drinkard, USA TODAYWASHINGTON — President Bush's commander in the Texas Air National Guard concluded that Bush was failing to meet standards for fighter pilots, but the commander felt pressure from superiors to "sugar coat" his judgments, according to newly disclosed documents.George W. Bush in the cockpit of an F-102 during his service in the Texas Air National Guard.
Austin-American Statesman
The memos, obtained by USA TODAY and also reported Wednesday on the CBS program 60 Minutes, reveal that Bush's commander, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, was critical of Bush's performance as a pilot in the latter years of his Vietnam-era Guard career. Killian cited Bush for "failure to perform" to Air Force and Air National Guard standards and called for him to be replaced "with a more seasoned pilot."
The conclusions by Killian, who died in 1984, show Bush's performance declining between his 1971 pilot evaluation, which was glowing, and the time in 1972 when records show he began failing to show up for duty and failed to take a medical exam that was required for him to keep flying.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...rd-memos_x.htm