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No because... wouldn't he wonder why an army grunt was being asked to go into the space program? Just say he didn't want to move on.
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Well, he is slightly arrogant (slightly justified in that, I suppose), and there have been, at least in India, that army officers have been chosen for them, but you make a better point, so I'll just take your idea, if thats alright