Re: Georgie went AWOL but 25-year veteran faces punishment for questioning waiver

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 04:59:21 -0600, George wrote:

> "Mr. Obvious" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:29:48 GMT, Capt. saleem salaam wrote:
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>>>    When did GW Bush go AWOL? Where is his Dishonorable Discharge Papers?
>> 1972. Daddy had it all covered up.
> 
> "Two Democratic senators today called on Gov. George W. Bush to release his
> full military record to resolve doubts raised by a newspaper about whether
> he reported for required drills when he was in the Air National Guard in
> 1972 and 1973. But a review of records by The New York Times indicated that
> some of those concerns may be unfounded. Documents reviewed by The Times
> showed that Mr. Bush served in at least 9 of the 17 months in question... On
> Sept. 5, 1972, Mr. Bush asked his Texas Air National Guard superiors for
> assignment to the 187th Tactical Recon Group in Montgomery "for the months
> of September, October and November." Capt. Kenneth K. Lott, chief of the
> personnel branch of the 187th Tactical Recon Group, told the Texas
> commanders that training in September had already occurred but that more
> training was scheduled for Oct. 7 and 8 and Nov. 4 and 5. But Mr. Bartlett
> said Mr. Bush did not serve on those dates because he was involved in the
> Senate campaign, but he made up those dates later. Colonel Turnipseed, who
> retired as a general, said in an interview that regulations allowed Guard
> members to miss duty as long as it was made up within the same quarter. Mr.
> Bartlett pointed to a document in Mr. Bush's military records that showed
> credit for four days of duty ending Nov. 29 and for eight days ending Dec.
> 14, 1972, and, after he moved back to Houston, on dates in January, April
> and May. The May dates correlated with orders sent to Mr. Bush at his
> Houston apartment on April 23, 1973, in which Sgt. Billy B. Lamar told Mr.
> Bush to report for active duty on May 1-3 and May 8-10. Another document
> showed that Mr. Bush served at various times from May 29, 1973, through July
> 30, 1973, a period of time questioned by The Globe."  [JO THOMAS, "THE 2000
> CAMPAIGN: MILITARY SERVICE; Bush's Guard Attendance Is Questioned and
> Defended, NYTimes, Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 27 , Column 5,
> 11/3/2000]
Which I guess makes him less than 50% AWOL, eh? It's sort of like
pregnancy...
> 
> 
> 
> "Bush's drill performance also stirred controversy during the campaign. Some
> reports charged that he was absent for a year. However, probably the most
> comprehensive media review of Bush's military records concluded that while
> he, "served irregularly after the spring of 1972 and got an expedited
> discharge, he did accumulate the days of service required for him for his
> ultimate honorable discharge." The review was done by Georgemag.com, the
> online version of the magazine founded by the late John F. Kennedy Jr.
> Guardsmen say Bush's service record is not unusual."
But still illegal...
> 
> [Lisa Daniel, "George W. Bush is the latest in a long line of U.S.
> presidents who once served in the National Guard," Number 19, January, 2001,
> http://www.ngaus.org/ngmagazine/main101.asp]