[Arkie2]

As a 20 year Air Force pilot myself I can tell you that these reports are absolutely standard language used for 95% of all new pilots. There's always 5% that don't get it! It indicates that Lt. Bush was doing a good job and had command of the particulars of his aircraft and mission. The inflated language is SOP. However, the public doesn't know this and will take these reports to indicate he was exceptional. LOL!

[YaYa123]

Same OER language for army, as I recall my husband discussing...standard stuff. Except for the " should be promoted well ahead of his contemporaries."

That phrase was always what set apart the finest from the best.

[timpad]

For those who haven't seen one...

Presenting the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. From what I understand, this was not the easiest plane in the world to fly. Tended to be rather unforgiving of mistakes. Can anyone confirm?

[billybudd]

Good call. I figure this balances out the negative spin the Democrats are trying to put on his record. Two wrongs make a right, right?

[richardtavor]

As a squadron Yeoman in the Air Navy (Reserve) for several years I concur--essentially, all fitness reports for pilots were pretty much identical, and pretty much all 4.0 (When I was in, Reserve Pilots were non-pay (which I assume GWB was as well), so it was pretty extreme to give someone less than 4.0--they would have lost their billet immediately and been booted out to non flight status. Had this been the case with GWB, it would have been all over his paperwork. I do resent the fact that a**holes like MacAuliff consider Reserve Duty to be non-military AWOL and avoidance of active duty. I sure as hell served active and knew of a number of Reservist Pilots that bought the Farm--both at home and in Nam.

[okie01]

"As a 20 year Air Force pilot myself I can tell you that these reports are absolutely standard language used for 95% of all new pilots. There's always 5% that don't get it! It indicates that Lt. Bush was doing a good job and had command of the particulars of his aircraft and mission. The inflated language is SOP."

Anybody who flew a 102 and did "a good job and had command of the particulars of his aircraft and mission" deserves all the inflated language they can get.

[Law is not justice but process]

Does anyone know how prospective ANG pilots were assigned an airplane type? Did Bush choose the F-102 or was it assigned to him?