When was the F-102 phased out of the active duty and when was it being phased out of the Texas Air National Guard and other reserve air units.? If they were being replaced a game that was played was to assign the older planes to more senior officers who were still qualified on that plane to allow them to remain in the Guard and Reserve. Younger Pilots would be re-qualified on the replacement planes or let go. This would allow the senior officers to make their full 20 years needed for retirement. This might explain the reason that Bush was...