Indeed, he could have a nice safe ground job in the Air Guard. Intell officer, maintaince officer, communications, motor pool, etc, etc. About the same time Lt. Bush was serving in the Texas Air Guard, another son of Texas Congressman was also serving in the Texas Air Gaurd. That man is now, unfortunately, my Congressman, having "inherited" the seat directly for his father. Sort of a South Texas version of the Daleys I guess. Has anyone asked Congressman Charles Gonzales about his time in the Air Guard? I'm pretty sure he wasn't flying F-102s, which were at Kelly as well as at Elington in those days. Interestingly, while I'm quite certain his official biography mentioned that service at one time, it's now nowhere to be found therein. Hmmm? . IIRC, he was in the Guard, as an officer, while he was going to law school. Maybe his ex wife might know something about that?