Bush was paid even though he wasn't there. Fraud
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1151&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041026%2F2127034135.htm&sc=1151&photoid=20041026WX108The payroll records show Bush was credited for service in October and November 1972 and in January and April of 1973. An evaluation from Texas covering the period between May 1972 and May 1973 says Texas officers did not see Bush during that time.
His evaluation for the previous year was glowing.
``Lt. Bush is an exceptional fighter interceptor pilot and officer,'' then-Maj. William D. Harris, Jr., wrote in May 1972.
The Texas Air National Guard grounded Bush in September 1972 for skipping a required medical exam. Although Air Force rules at the time required an investigation and report on every pilot who skipped his exam, no records of such an investigation have surfaced.