Thanks to the Boston Globe's Walter V. Robinson for this bit. In his autobiography, A Charge to Keep, Bush falsely claims that he continued flying for "several years" after completing flight training. He completed his flight training, though, in June of 1970. He then stopped flying in April of 1972 after being suspended for not taking his flight physical. Bush's "next several years" was actually less than two years.
The US State Department published an exaggerated account of Bush's service record as well, stating, "George W. was commissioned as a second lieutenant and spent two years on active duty, flying F-102 fighter interceptors. For almost four years after that, he was on a part-time status, flying occasional missions to help the Air National Guard keep two of its F-102s on round-the-clock alert." That website has since been removed.
It's interesting. With all the focus on alleged exaggerations by John Kerry of his service in Nam, will the media take another look at claims made by Bush about his service?
