From: Gary Wiltshire 

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:11:43 +0100, adam flinton
 wrote:

>Gary Wiltshire wrote:
>> And the youngest navy pilot in the Navy.  Fought in WW2 and was shot
>> down at least once.  BTW, wimps don't fly fighters -- even in the
>> National Guard.
>>
>
>BTW Wimps don't serve in bombers, infantry, armour, submarine service or
>just about any branch of the armed forces. Heck even the medics are not
>a good place for wimps.
>
>Adam

The implication was that he avoided risk by serving in the National Guard. 
"Training flights" are occasionally fatal and the NG can be
called up for action.

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