COLONEL
FRANK TWAIT
George W. Bush's T-37 Flight Commander
REMEMBERING GEORGE BUSH:
Second Lieutenant G.W. Bush, initially
undistinguishable among all the other student officers in our flight, soon began to stand out as an excellent student pilot. As I recall, he graduated among the top students in the flight, which required top grades in check flights, academic and leadership courses. Air Force flight school is not for young men who aren't self motivated, intelligent, physically fit and have an eagerness for adventure. President Bush has my endorsement as Commander-in Chief of the U.S.
I'm proud of him.
Frank Twait stands on the far left in the above photograph.

TWAIT IN THE NEWS
Remember Me, Mr. President?
By Frank Twait - Special to The Tribune - Thirty-five years ago at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga., I had eight instructors and two dozen or more students under my command in F Flight - called ``F Troop'' by students familiar with that television sitcom. Typically, 32 new second lieutenants would start the training program, and their numbers would dwindle to 24 or fewer by the time they got their wings. Some eliminated themselves because of fear or airsickness, and some were so uncoordinated they couldn't walk down a hall without bumping into things. <READ MORE>

BIOGRAPHY
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Frank Twait attended St. Olaf College in MN and the University of Southern California. He graduated in 1956 with a BA in History and a commission from AF ROTC.
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