“not suicide?” Well maybe it just might have been. If he volunteered to be top dog in Pootin’s draft mobilization program, for a losing war, it might very well have been a seweycide move. Certainly not a career enhancer. Visualize a couple years downstream. The guy pops into the corner bar. “you remember me, I’m the guy who drafted your kids and got them killed in Uke.” yeah, we remember: BOOM
My guess is no one wanted that job. Most likely he was volunteered for it.