Keep them in non flying core. It becomes tough and unneccesary pressure mounts on the government behind the doors to bring back the chap. Unlike in case of Fl lt. Nachiketa, he didn't have a high ranking dad.
May be if the stoopid media did not broadcast from right outside then Wing Co's house, revealing his identity to the whole world- things would have played out differently. More Nachiketa-ized if you like.