“Of course he joined the Navy to establish service credentials to use in his future political campaigns. If you do not think his future was planned early please stop reading. Name another pilot who was picked up by a sub after crashing their plane?”
And who had a cameraman there to take a movie of it.
Downed pilot Pickups by Navy subs were routine in the Pacific Theater in 1944 when there the entire Pacific Ocean was dominated by American Navy Subs on patrol destroying Japanese convoys everyday.
I also doubt very much that the young “baby boy” eighteen year old, Navy Pilot, Bush was centered on a future political career. His main concern, rightfully so, was keeping his butt alive for another day. Case closed!!!