The A-4 Skyhawk Was the Navy’s Best Little Bomber

War is Boring ^ | October 20, 2015 | S.K. Au-Yeong

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Brazil has a carrier flying A4’s.

Not only that, they are the very same ex-Kuwaiti air force A-4KU Skyhawks mentioned in the posted .

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My own experience went the other way: a bullet shattered my right leg, so when I finished my four years, the VA assigned me a 30% disability. After I had been out for over three years, the Corps sent me a form letter asking if I was interested in going to OCS.

After that 3 years in civilian life, I was hot to get back in - so I went to sign up fast. The only problem was that my leg hadn't really healed well and I had been turned down for the LAPD and other jobs because of it.

I passed all the written tests and the interviews and finally got to the physical. The OSO sent me downstairs to the medical folks which turned out to be the draft reception area in Los Angeles and the doctor was used to seeing draftees, not a volunteer. So he and I strike up a happy conversation and after talking for an hour or so it's getting close to closing time and he asked me what was wrong with me. I told him that I got shot in the leg. He asked "how is it now"? I said "fine" and I was back in for another 24 years! PFTs were interesting for a while but I always passed 'em First Class.

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Skyhawk [and two other birds] dedicated at IN War Museum, 10 October 2015]

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