Nothing like a military compliment on the flight deck to raise the standards.
Yes, sir! Your moustache is looking very fine today, your shoes are like glass and one could cut oneself on your trouser creases!
Bas - ex mil + 'tache - as for the other bits, well er um . . .
More seriously, following the career of the BA B777 captain who, despite taking immediate action to ameliorate a very sticky short finals situation and was briefed against by BA CC training who, of course, know all about L/D ratios, perhaps it is better not to have personal publicity following an incident.