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Joe D."Ted did not share first-hand knowledge about Dubya. His first-hand knowledge concerns F102s, not the particular National Guard pilot in question.
No, I was not in the Air Force. But I was taught to fly, and qualify in aerobatics, by a former Vietnam F4 Phantom pilot"
Thats great David... but I didn't say Ted shared first-hand knowledge about Dubya.
I said Ted shared some first hand knowledge and opinion based on first-hand military / air force experience.
You were not in the Air Force.... so your opinion and knowledge can be classified as 'academic' I guess.
No disrespect intended at all.... but I tend to give more weight to opinions expressed by a people with actual experience (as opposed to opinions expressed by someone who has merely read about experiences).
So when Ted expresses admiration for a person who can pilot an F102 Fighter Jet -
and when Ted mentions that Dubya did not see action in Vietnam due to the phasing out of the F102 jet in the late '60s
I'm gonna give those opinions a bit more consideration.