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Timeline of Bush's Service in National Guard
NewsMax.com Wires
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004
Major events in President Bush's service in the Texas National
Guard, according to National Guard Bureau records, as compiled by
The Associated Press:
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 to 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 to 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 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.
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