Originally Posted by
Dirtydawg
There were alot of things I could have done when I was younger that I didn't not because I didn't truly want to do them but because I didn't have the experience or intelligence to see how to get around my situation. Maybe GWB was in the same boat. You've already asserted he isn't the brightest crayon in the box. Maybe he thought he was doing all he could to get Vietnam by requesting it through what he thought was his only avenue of getting there. What makes think he knew enough to know that he could withdraw his commission in the TANG and join the regular Army?