Bush Did Not Finish His Service
Here is an article from U.S. News and World Report that is saying the same thing I’ve been saying for more than a year now. About time somebody in the media finally realized it. In short: Bush did not fulfill his duties; even if you take all of the records released by the White House at face value, Bush still fell short on points in the Guard. Interesting, though, that they don’t mention the “gratuitous” points Bush was awarded to put him over the top. Performing your duty would earn you points for the year; if you achieved 50 points, you got awarded 15 “gratuitous” points. Bush, in 1972 for example, only earned 41 points, but was awarded the extra 15 points to bring him over minimum requirements–and yet that was not supposed to happen. You only got the extra points if you first fulfilled your duty. The White House has been trying to tell everyone that since Bush got over 50 points, he finished his stint. He did not.
As a reservist, I receive 15 “membership” points automatically. It’s been that way since the mid 1980s, and I’ve never heard or read of it being any other way.
For what it’s worth.
You mena that you get the points even if you don’t fulfill your basic drill requirements?
In any case, those who were in the TANG in the 60’s and 70’s report otherwise. Please refer to the Memphis Flier article.