[xm177e2]

Bush and Gore both used their parental connections to avoid serving in the military in dangerous areas.

Gore was a war reporter, and had unofficial "bodyguards" assigned to keep him out of trouble. He never saw combat.

Bush was allowed under strange circumstances to join the Texas Air National Guard, and he never even showed up on base for the last month of his stint. He never saw combat, either.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Bush and Gore both used their parental connections to avoid serving in the military in dangerous areas.

True

Gore was a war reporter, and had unofficial "bodyguards" assigned to keep him out of trouble. He never saw combat.

Again, true.

Bush was allowed under strange circumstances to join the Texas Air National Guard, and he never even showed up on base for the last month of his stint. He never saw combat, either.

That's true too. However, both served in uniform, regardless of parental influence. x42 didn't.