While he performed most of his service in Texas, Bush transferred to an Alabama Guard unit in 1972 because he was working as the political director for the Senate campaign of Winton Blount, a family friend.

Reports differ on which months Bush was in Alabama, but generally, it is believed that he asked for permission to continue his duties at the 187th TAC Recon Group, Montgomery, in May 1972 and returned to his Texas unit after the November election. The White House says Bush went back to Alabama again after that.

There were no new documents about Bush’s serving in Alabama. The last day he was paid for Guard duty was July 30, 1973. His last flight exam, however, was on May 15, 1971.

White House communications director Dan Bartlett said Bush’s flying exam expired on his birthday, July 6, 1972. He did not take his next exam because “he was in non-flying capacity in another state” and knew he would be there for months.

Reports differ on which months Bush was in Alabama, but generally, it is believed that he

 asked for permission to continue his duties at the 187th TAC Recon Group, Montgomery, in May 1972 and returned to his Texas unit after the November election. The White House says Bush went back to Alabama again after that.

There were no new documents about Bush’s serving in Alabama. The last day he was paid for Guard duty was July 30, 1973. His last flight exam, however, was on May 15, 1971.

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