To: American Spirit who wrote (19772 ) 10/18/2004 6:20:27 AM From: lorne Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 27181 msnbc.msn.com Jan. 19, 1968 Bush completes Air Force officer qualifications test in New Haven, Conn., while attending Yale University. May 27, 1968 Walter B. Staudt, commander of the Texas National Guard, interviews Bush and recommends he be accepted for pilot training. Bush’s application for enlistment in the Guard is approved. June 1968 Bush receives bachelor of arts degree from Yale. July 12, 1968 A three-member Federal Recognition Examining Board reports Bush is qualified for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant in the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. July 14, 1968 Bush attends basic military training in San Antonio. Aug. 25, 1968 Completes basic military training. Nov. 26, 1968 - Dec. 2, 1969 Attends undergraduate pilot training with the 3559th Student Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He is trained to fly standard Air Force aircraft, including the T-31, T-37, and T-39. Dec. 29, 1969 - Jan. 20, 1970 Trainee, 111th Squadron, Ellington Air Force Base, near Houston. Jan. 11, 1970 Assigned flying duty as a pilot of F-102 fighter interceptors, 111th Squadron at Ellington. Aug. 24, 1970 Three-member board recommends 2nd Lt. Bush for promotion to first lieutenant. Bush later receives the promotion. 1971 Participates in drills and alerts at Ellington. Begins work for Houston-based agricultural company. May 1972 Bush asks for and receives permission to continue his duties in Alabama while he works as political director on the Senate campaign of Winton M. Blount, a friend of his father. Loses flight credentials after missing physical exam. Sept. 6, 1972 Bush’s request for a three-month transfer to 187th TAC Recon Group, Montgomery, Ala. is approved so he can work as political director for a Senate campaign. November 1972 Bush returns to his unit at Ellington in Texas. May-July 1973 Participates in non-flying drills at Ellington. Works at inner-city poverty program earlier in the year. Sept. 18, 1973 Bush receives permission to transfer to reserve status and is placed on inactive guard duty about six months before six-year commitment ends. Attends Harvard Business School in the fall. Oct. 1, 1973 Receives honorable discharge.