You guys crack me up. I remember a few years back when a Marine aviator (IP type) got out and did something similar, we had a few guys here on AW that jumped on the bandwagon to belittle the dude. Pretty fucked up in my opinion. Unless you have personal knowledge of the guy and the kind of officer/aviator he was or wasn't, keep your trap shut. Anything else is just speculation, and uninformed speculation at that.
Dude, get over yourself. I know the guy. I know his story. The guy enjoys pimping himself out - that's fine, do what you've gotta do - but, Steve, you're being a bit sanctimonious telling people not to ridicule this bit of buffoonery.
Big fan of the NFO delineating the difference between his day and night traps. Nice work!