[ketsu]

> Why would you say Bush dodged the draft?

Going into the National Guard was a common way for rich kids to get out of Vietnam.

[tiger-one]

Again I must respond.

I was not rich, I could have gone NG, I could have gone RA. Sir I was drafted and would like to what you are? An old Hippie or an offspring of one?

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[Smokin' Joe]

I'd say there is a big difference between flying a cold war era interceptor aircraft and 'flying' a desk as a law clerk.

As for the President, that particular aircraft was designated for a nuclear defense role (high speed bomber interception, shoot 'em down over the Canadian Shield) and did not have an appropriate mission tasking in Vietnam.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Going into the National Guard was a common way for rich kids to get out of Vietnam.

Your statement is somewhat true. "Some" rich kids and also a whole lot of non rich kids joined the National Guard. In any event, tell me what was wrong with joining the Guard. I looked into it before getting drafted.

[arthurus]

And some of them went to Viet Nam anyway.

[KC_Conspirator]

I did’nt know that the National Guard was exclusive for the rich.

[nativist]

My lower middle class father-in-law was in the Guard during Vietnam. Do you think there was anyone in the Guard during Vietnam? Was there only rich, white, politicians sons in the Guard?

How many people do you think were in the Guard during the 60's and 70's? 2,000 fortunate sons? You believe the hype.

[Kaslin]

There were plenty of National Guard troops who served in Vietnam, so don’t post this $hit that going into the NG was the common way of rich kids to get out of Vietnam

[Leisler]

At that time, you could ‘enlist’ in the Guard, and be out in two years. Bush went in to be a officer and a pilot, obligation was eight years.

The Delta Dart was a dangerous aircraft on take off and landing with a nice little habit of flipping on its back. Half were destroyed on takeoff or landings, the highest or near highest in Air Force history.

After Pilot training Bush volunteered for deployment to Vietnam.

[FrankR]

"Going into the National Guard was a common way for rich kids to get out of Vietnam"

In the Air Force (1964) there were quite a few Air National Guard troops going through basic training with the regulars. Frankly, had I known the ANG existed, I would have joined that instead of the regular AF.

Of all the ANG there, very few - if any - were "rich kids".

So people can't help but blame their lot in life on the "rich". Rich people get that way - and stay that way - for a reason...the blame-the-rich-first lot would be better served to try to learn from them; envy and hate will get you nowhere.

I never got a job from a poor man.

[TommyDale]

Only a liberal Democrat or a crazy person would think that serving your country by actually joining a branch of service would be avoiding the draft. Yet many of them actually fled the country, rather than face the draft.

Are you really Al Gore?

[scannell]

Going into the National Guard was a common way for rich kids to get out of Vietnam.

But going to flight school is a quantum jump from that picture you paint with an infinitely greater chance likelihood)of being called up for combat.

[lepton]

Going into the National Guard was a common way for rich kids to get out of Vietnam. ,p> Yeah, but not by volunteering to units that are rotating into Vietnam.

[mamelukesabre]

That’s not a draft dodger unless he joined the national guard after being drafted.

[pissant]

GWB volunteered to go to nam