The 1991 Gulf War caused the Air Force to initially upgrade Pat's navigator slot to a pilot slot due to overestimated Iraqi capability, but when the war ended in approximately one week, the military downsized and he lost the pilot slot again, forcing him to commission in intelligence instead
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Pat WenerEvidence Quote
“the Gulf War happened...there was a big concern about the Iraqis...we got to get a lot of people in the pilot pipeline you're getting upgraded...the war was over in what a week and then the military came back...we're going to downsize”
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:56:02 PM
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