There is something missing here. I talked to a guy who was in his
squadrod or knew him very well. A great pilot, but not so great an
Naval officer. He was in the process of being rifted after he got
turned down twice for a regular commission. After he got the 5th Mig,
he got a call from the CNO who told him that a special augmentation
board had just been held and he was happy to tell him that he had been
selected to the Regular Navy.