This is a known bug that happens sometimes when setting bugged factions. He was Special Forces, but you all would not see it unless you re-zoned into the world (such as in relog, or shuttle transport). It can also be fixed by re-zoning the character, which we did, and we fixed the bug for the next round.
You just have to understand that it is still an incomplete server, and there will be bugs that sometimes makes things unfair. The best course of action is to report them at
www.swgemu.com/bugs
Thanks to everyone who came out! We had a lot of fun =)