Yeah - I'm with you. I can't see Starfleet always being sunshine and roses. There has to be some underhanded stuff going on and recruiters are definitely one of the first to do it. (I can tell you all sorts of stories about my family and friends and the recruiters that got them into the various services) Not all the recruiters are like that, of course, but there's always one or two.

Oh man - yeah. That's a major annoyance with me. He's brilliant and has this awesome background that totally deserves to be explored.

TL;DR, I agree with everything you said.