[varjag]

You don't really get a rando who would be unaware of that in the pilot seat of a fighter jet very often.

[ern]

By "publicize" I meant making sure the consequences were well known within the fighter pilot community.

[varjag]

They were well known in fighter pilot community. It's not an obscure fact, they undergo training for ejection seats. There is a specific ejection posture to minimize the risk of snapping your spine.