[faithincowboys]

The thing that stood out to me, and I admit I wasn't alive back then, was the use of "CYA". Was CYA used back then?

[AMDG&BVMH]

"Was CYA used back then?"

yes . . . The acronym was common, as was the tendency to document things for future recall, in case the issue came back to haunt the commander. IOW it was to protect the commander's career, if need be in the future; not to malign Bush's . . .

[ninonitti]

That jumped out at me too. I don't recall that expression being used back in the 70's.

[TaxPayer2000]

The thing that stood out to me, and I admit I wasn't alive back then, was the use of "CYA". Was CYA used back then?

I think CYA has been used since Adam blamed Eve.