[brazzaville]

Good morning.
“Too bad he was POW for 5 years, otherwise he could have gotten his normal promotions and followed the “usual career path”.”

Or not. If any of the accusations of favoritism are true, being a POW may have inoculated McCain against having to retire as a Lt. Commander, at the least.

Ticket punching as a requirement for advancement is real and McCain didn’t have to get his ticket punched.

Michael Frazier

[razorback-bert]

He also had two aircraft turned into plows on his record.