That has been my point all night. You do not write these kinds of documents to yourself since they show the author to be derelict in his follow up. There are NO distribution lists on any of these memos.
"You do not write these kinds of documents to yourself since they show the author to be derelict in his follow up"
Such a memo would also ruin the writer's military career if it were ever seen by someone higher up in the command structure. If those "people upstairs" knew the writer was keeping a secret file detailing their "special treatment" of Bush, he would never see another promotion for the rest of his career. No one would be foolish enough to keep such an incriminating memo in his office. And if it wasn't in his office, why such a professional (and, in 1972, labor intensive) typing job?
Please be patient with these questions since I have no personal experience to reference.
What should have been the final destination of these documents? Should they have become part of Bush's file? And why the hard-nosed attitude? Hadn't Bush been completing his hours at a better than average pace (I really don't understand what the requirements were but since I read he accumulated enough points to have served 15 years I'm assuming his hours were better than average), and scoring well on tests?
Exactly. And if these were personal memos, which they appear to be, why would his family hang on to memos from 35 years ago, when he's been dead for 20 years? It just doesn't add up.