I encountred PAUL Mason in the RAF before he started calling himself 'Pablo'....
All the comments by military and ex-military pilots on this thread pretty well sum up the person I knew.
In the civil world, flying is hopefully 'boring' - nothing alarming for the crew and passengers is most welcome. 'Colourful' characters should not inflict their 'personalities' on fare-paying passengers.
Flying a chav-stuffed people-tube has been described as like being 'locked in a cupboard with a stranger for 2 hours 4 times per day'. Not something for people with excessive egos!