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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SalemsHex who wrote (567401)	4/21/2004 2:58:24 PM
From: SalemsHex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Brothers in Arms? Bush. George W. Bush February, 1968: A senior at Yale, Bush takes an Air Force officers test. He scores in 25th percentile in the pilot aptitude portion, and declares that he does not wish to serve overseas. May 27, 1968: Bush enlists in Texas Air National Guard. Aided by Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes, he jumps over waiting list. He pledges two years of active duty and four years of reserve duty. June 9, 1968: Bush's student deferment expires. September 1968: After basic training, Bush pulls inactive duty to act as gopher on Florida Senator Edward J. Gurney's campaign. November 1968: After Gurney wins, Bush is reactivated and transferred to Georgia. November 1969: Bush is flown to the White House by President Nixon for a date with daughter Tricia. December 1969: Bush transfers to Houston and moves into Chateaux Dijon complex. Laura lives there too, but they don't meet till later. March 1970: Bush gets his wings. June 1970: Bush joins the Guard's "Champagne Unit," where he flies with sons of Texas' elite. November 3, 1970: George Bush Sr. loses Senate election to Lloyd Bentsen, whose son is also in the "Champagne Unit." November 7, 1970: Bush is promoted to first lieutenant. Rejected by University of Texas School of Law. January 1971: The Texas Air National Guard begins testing for drugs during physicals. Spring 1971: Bush is hired by a Texas agricultural importer. He uses a National Guard F-102 to shuttle tropical plants from Florida. May 26, 1972: Bush transfers to Alabama Guard unit so he can work on Senator William Blount's reelection campaign. According to his commanding officer, Bush never shows up for duty while in Alabama. August 1972: Bush is grounded for missing a mandatory physical. November 1972: Bush returns to Houston, but never reports for Guard duty. December 1972: In D.C. for the holidays, Bush takes 16-year-old brother Marvin drinking and driving. Confronted by father, Bush suggests they settle it "mano a mano." October 1, 1973: The Air National Guard relieves Bush from commitment eight months early, allowing him to attend Harvard Business School. motherjones.com