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Originally Posted by Scribbler1
If US News and World Report is accurate, Bush's discharge may well have been motivated by the same factors which got him into the Guard in the first place. Well, that would seem to support the contention that the well-connected got duty in the Guard as a way of avoiding the draft, wouldn't it?
A LOT of wealthy and politically connected people got to jump the line for the NG, not just Bush. But it doesn't mean Bush was any better than the rest of them.
My personal issue with these people is NOT that they got out of going to war, as NG service is just as honorable as any other branch of the military services. It's when they turned into knee-jerk hawks like Bush who seem to believe military solutions are the first, and ONLY answer to complicated situations. |
Again, it was the AFNG who granted Bush an honorable discharge from Service. To obtain that discharge, one must perform the duties at least adequately. As for the missing drills, that is explained as excused absences and thus not a misconduct issue at all. This is taken into consideration when applying for an honorable discharge. Furthermore, using "armchair quarterbacking" when you neither were in charge nor perform the same duties without political malice or prejudgment, is morally reprehensible. And I would apply the same standard to anyone on Kerry's record of his discharge or service.