Bush. AWOL

I actually found this in a comment over at Calpundit

There is some there there definately. Do you think that Rove would have just let Bush hang in the wind for a week, to avoid admitting he had the roids?

The story about a cleanup of the files seems more likely, since the Alabama files don't seem to exist other than the dentist appointment.

There should be some documentation there in his file, or in the base files. Ya just don't show up to a base for 6 months and get overlooked in all the paperwork. I was in the military. It is a vast paper wasteland. There would be reams of b.s. forms Bush had to fill out when he got there.

First thing is a change of address form for example. Insurance papers get updated when you switch bases. All sorts of ticky tacky crap papers you have to go sign when you are in the military.

He probably would have been required to get flu shots, even if he skipped the regular physical.

Another thing is supply. Bush would have had to been issued new patches for his base. Any new gear he would have needed either through usage or loss would have been written down. There should be a massive paper trail there even for somebody who didn't do much other than filling out the damned forms.

Was he as a pilot issued a personal side arm for example? Even in training, you operate with full gear. There should be records from the quartermaster corps of him checking out a firearm, if he was required to shoot it for proficiency exams. He should have had to take a PT test, again more paperwork.

Even Bush, a week-end warrior, would have a thick ass file from Alabama if he did anything. Duty logs. Since he was grounded from flying, did they make him do grunt work like Officer of the Day on base? Was he officer of the day for his squadron?

Did he have to go through an equipment inspection? The military is big on those, and again, there are forms involved, checking off what gear the person has, what is missing, what is in need of repair.

There is no other alternative here. If the dental record is all that exists, either the file has been massively scrubbed, or Bush didn't show up. That really is the end game. Any vets here, even the right wing nuts know I am telling the truth. You have filled out more forms than you can imagine.

Where is his paperwork?

I'm sure that records go missing, but if they have gone missing, why such convenient ones?