I can confirm that Monk told myself and another friend in this mess that he was indeed in the military but NOT an officer. His exact words were " I was qualified to do the same job as an officer though". Sad thing was that he was talking to 2 people who had military experience, know how long it takes to make rank in the military and after doing the quick math we figured at best he was an E5. His being an officer was part of what swayed my opinion because my husband went thru the ranks of enlisted to become an officer ( its called LDO) and I know that usually ( not always) the ones with no moral fiber get washed out.