Also my main question was, given my situation, would you (recruiters out there) still hold it against me that I did a PTF gig?
Put yourself in the guy who is looking through resumes and or applications shoes. You've got stacks of stuff to look through you first sort them out by who's qualified and who's not. You then find the most qualified you then throw out the ones you don't like. No time for personal stories. No time for drama.
That's how it works in the real world.
What flight school was it?