‘Flt Lt Gomez has ruined his life. With no job, a criminal record, and skills that will be useless in the civil aviation world, it is hard to see much of a future for this person ‘
Well, he hasn’t done himself too many favours but to say the chap has ‘ruined his life’ would be a little excessive. I can think of several colleagues who have come up against similar situations and have gone on to lead successful careers both inside and outside aviation. Life goes on if you let it.