Beags
A Vulcan chum of mine had been unfortunate enough to have been on Nimrods and was very glad to have escaped
That statement alone shows that your story is utter bo****ks
Perhaps
a) your 'Vulcan chum' couldn't make it on Nimrods and had to move to a less demanding role, hence his vitriol and spreading of malicious rumours
or
b) he was having you on
or most likely
c) both a and b
I ask you, how could
anyone want to escape from Nimrods?