The catch phrase at the time was, "Here, but for the grace of God . . ."
As far as I can tell, Byrnes is, or was, a survivor who never received a 'below the zone' promotion. I'm sure he sweated those RIFs. He wears the Reserve Officer medal, which means that he spent at least 10 years as an AUS Officer. He probably got his RA commission when DOPMA was instituted in the early 80's.
WTF R U Tkl Bout,Willis?