A friend who was squadron boss at an F-15 unit in Europe in the 1990s recalls a similar tale, CG.
In his retelling of the story, the two go out and fly BFM. Wingman penetrates the bubble on one of the setups, so they knock it off and RTB. Back at the HAS, my friend climbs down from his Eagle to be met at the bottom by his wingman, white as a ghost. Wingman throws in the towel there and then: "I'm scared to death every time I fly". Wingman eventually gets re-rolled into something more sedate (AWACS) and seems to get on fine with that.