Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
All other political issues aside, I don't think anyone can argue that an Obama NMB would be less friendly to us than a McCain NMB.
One has to understand that people like Bush and McCain did not become pilots because they loved aviation...they became pilots because it was the "safest" option to avoid getting drafted for more-hazardous gound combat duty (vice going to Canada, so yeah, you can Clinton-bash here if you want).
not saying you are wrong, but they may have not had a choice. My dad joined the Navy at the same time as McCain, had an engineering degree and wanted some type of engineering job. They told him, "you are going to be a pilot because with Vietnam we are running short on pilots" basically.