SMA PLT EXPERIENCES AN NMAC WITH NAVY T34 AS HE PERFORMS A TKOF AT A NON TWR ARPT UNICOM. PART TIME ATCT MIL FACILITY.

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ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER TKOF; MY L FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO BOUNCE BTWN 1/4-1/2 FULL ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE R FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT BOUNCING AND 1/2 FULL. I KNEW I HAD MORE TAN ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT HAVING JUST VISUALLY CHKED THE FUEL. I STILL DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ACTING. I DID NOT KNOW IF THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN IT REALLY WAS NOT. I KNEW THE GAUGES SHOWED THE CORRECT BURN ON THE FIRST LEG WITH THE TANKS NEAR FULL. I DECIDED TO FILL THE TANKS TO ELIMINATE THIS SIT. ROCKPORT; TX (ARANAS COUNTY); WAS 4 MI BEHIND AND 2500 FT BELOW ME. THIS WAS THE CLOSEST FUEL STOP ON THE RTE. I CALLED UNICOM (122.8) AND THEY ADVISED ME OF 2 NAVY TRAINERS IN THE TFC PATTERN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. I CALLED MY POS ON ENTRY AND PRECEDING LEGS AND HAD NO PROB LNDG. I TAXIED TO FUEL AND WENT INSIDE AND TALKED TO ONE OF THE FBO EMPLOYEES ABOUT FUEL AND FOUND OUT I NEEDED TO REFUEL MYSELF. UPON TAXIING OUT; I NOTICED A BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A MIL CTL TWR BUT IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A MOBILE HOT-DOG STAND. IT HAD 4 LIGHTS ON TOP WITH 2 TAIL LIGHTS. BUT IF THIS WAS A CTL TWR; THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME OR THE CTL TWR WOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING UNICOM FOR FREQ ADVISORY. I AM BASING THAT LAST STATEMENT ON MY EXPERIENCES A HONDO; TX. BUT I CALLED UNICOM TO DOUBLECHK; THEY DID NOT ANSWER. I TURNED THE ACFT SO I COULD SEE FINAL AND BASE; I SAW NO ACFT. I ROLLED ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND DID NOT STOP; BUT MADE A QUICK GAUGE CHK AND TOOK OFF. WHEN ROTATING; I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE BRAKE LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LIGHT GUN. I LOOKED TO MY L AND THERE WAS A NAVY TRAINER SIDESTEPPING FOR A GAR. WITH NO COLLISION CONFLICT; I COMPLETED MY TKOF. THIS IS MY PERCEPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED.