With the same justification Willis and Yeager should be allowed to pick their alliances.
...assuming that the intended audience needs and wants this 'enlightenment'.
There is fine line between upholding a code of honor and coming across as a self-righteous person who puts others down in an attempt to elevate his/her own status. This applies to every part of life including the military and is an ancient concept summarized in the bible with "He who is without sin cast the first stone".
Each and every person who previously ridiculed Yeager for his actions in combat did this in a blatantly obvious attempt to brag about his own fortitude by implicitly pretending that he/she would have been more brave, smarter, loyal, whatever. Even if we give the critics the benefit of the doubt by assuming that they really would make better choices in a similar but unrehearsed situation, the put down of another persons actions still comes across as an act of petty chest thumping. This is not how truly great men behave.
Also, after reading your impressive resume on SOFREP I am honestly wondering if the strategic curriculum of SF training ever covered the concept of "Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience".
