WaltBJ wrote:
That F18 pilot knew exactly what he was doing. My guess is that he was
fed up with the Navy and decided to hang it up.

But he didn't turn in his wings and resign his commission. He's now
located at a place which if only Adak was still open ...

From the story, it's a much different picture as to his reaction to the
world of hurt he caused himself.

Note - he was on an
authorized sortie or else there'd been a lot more severe action taken.
Walt BJ

Well true, it's not being stated he snuck off in a F/A-18. He didn't
have an unauthorized sortie. It's apparently where he decided to do a
"touch-n-go" after a serious case of flat-hatting[?] g