Timeline of Shrub's military 'career'

This chart sets it all out clear and simple. For example,

January 17, 1968: Took the Air Force officer and pilot qualification tests.
Scored 25%, the lowest possible passing grade on the pilot aptitude portion.
Speaker of the House in Texas at the time, Ben Barnes, admitted he had received a request from a longtime Bush family friend, Sidney Adger of Houston, to help Bush get into the Air National Guard.
Barnes further testified that he contacted the head of the Texas Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. James Rose.

May 27, 1968: After 6 weeks of basic airman training, received a commission as a second lieutenant. By means of a 'special appointment' by the commanding officer of his squadron, with the approval of a panel of three senior officers.
Normally required eight full semesters of college ROTC courses or eighteen months of military service or completion of Air Force officer training school.
Texas National Guard historian said that he "never heard of that" except for flight surgeons.