One main theme of CBS was that Bush got preferential treatment even to be admitted to the Guard to avoid active duty in Viet Nam.
Did they ever even ask how Kerry got into the Naval Reserve? That's where he enlisted. He went to active duty later. The Navy, itself, was considered fairly safe at the time since North Viet Nam didn't have a navy. I have to think that the Navy Reserve was just as hard to get into as the TANG.
Only after he couldn't get approval to go to school in France!
The report contained a finding that Bush in fact volunteered for pilot duty in Vietnam but was turned down due to inexperience. This implicates Rather, who was told of the finding by Mapes, but never mentioned it.