Originally posted by 10Bears
Toad are you sure this is the link you want us to go to to exonerate your boy?
One, he's not "my boy". I did think he was a far better choice than Gore (although, IMO, that really isn't saying much.) I still think that.
Second, the truth doesn't bother me. If they actually find something on Bush.. like say for giving false testimony in a civil sexual harassment lawsuit or something... I'd be among the first to point it out and point out what a low-life he was. Heck, I'd even be really down on him for just redefining "is" on television as he addressed the nation.
Third, I'm fairly well versed in the "Bush/Guard" debate. I think either Nash or Thrawn and I hashed it over pretty well. I did a lot of research back then on it.
Did he miss a lot of "drill"? Apparently. Did he go AWOL? Do a websearch on the UCMJ Article 86 - Absence without leave (AWOL).
You ever SEE or HEAR of any paperwork charging him with a violation of Article 86 of the UCMJ?
I doubt you have, because I've looked and looked and there's no record of him being brought up on AWOL charges. So any Commander(s) that "missed" him at drill weekend never did a d*mn thing about it apparently.
So, there
is a record of an Honorable Discharge. If there's a record of it, it has to be a government record. If you want a copy you can probably get it under the Freedom of Information act.
But there's NO record of a Court Martial under Article 86... so there's apparently no "AWOL" either. Doesn't seem to be a true charge at all.
But I know it sounds cool for you to say it 10Bears, so keep right on. It fits your style perfectly.
