▁private ▁ceremony ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁fellow ▁sen ator ▁John ▁McC ain . ▁He ▁officially ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁of ▁service , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it . ▁ ▁Model ing ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Brown , ▁then ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁law ▁student ▁at ▁Boston ▁College , ▁won ▁Cos m opol itan ▁magazine ' s ▁" America ' s ▁Sex iest ▁Man " ▁contest . ▁After ▁two ▁weeks ▁on ▁a ▁crash ▁di et ▁of ▁" three ▁can s ▁of ▁t una ▁a ▁day " ▁and ▁int ensive ▁work outs ▁he ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁center fold , ▁pos ing ▁n ude ▁but ▁strateg ically ▁position ed ▁so ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁Brown , ▁" You ▁don ' t ▁see ▁anything ". ▁In ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁interview , ▁he ▁referred ▁to ▁himself ▁as ▁" a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁patri ot " ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁political ▁amb itions . ▁The ▁Cos m opol itan ▁appearance ▁and ▁its ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁fee ▁helped ▁pay ▁for ▁law ▁school , ▁and ▁began ▁for ▁Brown ▁a ▁" long , ▁luc r ative " ▁part - time ▁catalog ▁and ▁print ▁model ing ▁career ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Boston ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Brown ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁Boston ▁College ▁and ▁further ▁purs ued ▁his ▁model ing