

īush's four-year part-time obligation to serve required him to maintain his immediate readiness to be recalled to active duty in the event of a national emergency. According to three pilots from Bush's squadron, Bush inquired about this program but was advised by the base commander that he did not have the necessary flying experience (500 hours) at the time and that the F-102 would soon be retired, all aircraft of the type withdrawn from Vietnam by the end of 1968. Six Air National Guard squadrons were deployed to Korea and Vietnam during 1968. The program deployed F-102 pilots to Europe and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand. Īir National Guard members could volunteer for active duty service with the Air Force in a program called Palace Alert. Bush is also a good follower with outstanding disciplinary traits and an impeccable military bearing." Bush was promoted. Bush's skills far exceed his contemporaries," and that "he is a natural leader whom his contemporaries look to for leadership. Killian, commander of the 111th Fighter Squadron, recommended that Bush be promoted to first lieutenant, calling him "a dynamic outstanding young officer" who stood out as "a top-notch fighter interceptor pilot." He said that "Lt. When he graduated, he had fulfilled his two-year active-duty commitment. In December 1969, Bush began twenty-one weeks of fighter-interceptor training on the F-102 in Houston at the 147th's Combat Crew Training School, soloing in March 1970 and graduating in June 1970. įollowing his six weeks of basic training, Bush began 54 weeks of flight training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. " In his autobiography Bush states that he was willing to serve his country but preferred to do so as a combat pilot rather than "An infantryman wading across a paddy-field". In his 1968 Statement of Intent (undated), he wrote, "I have applied for pilot training to make flying a lifetime pursuit, and I believe I can best accomplish this to my satisfaction by serving as a member of the Air National Guard as long as possible."īush was quoted as saying elsewhere "I was not prepared to shoot my eardrum out with a shotgun to get a deferment. He committed to serve until May 26, 1974, with two years on active duty while training to fly and four years on part-time duty.

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