Crab ... the point is this isn’t a military exercise.
no but you don't know what sort of exercise it was - certainly not public transport ops.
As FED points out, he might be a very experienced pilot, even a test pilot, you don't know but are determined to pass judgement on him.
If I bang on about mil flying it is because it is what I have done for 35 years and the variety, challenges and perhaps even danger are difficult to explain to those who haven't experienced it.
I'm not going to get into another civ vs mil pissing contest because there are good and bad pilots on both sides.
However, those concerned about how 'safe' commercial aviation is, conveniently ignore how few hours are mandated for a type rating, even on complex types, before you can fly pax when you have barely learned the aircraft systems - that wouldn't happen in the military.