It depends on what you mean by "military pilots". From your nickname one can assume you're talking about combat pilots, not transport pilots. You might call this crew "military", but the reality is they were performing duties similar to airline pilots. Add to it they had low number of TT and inadequate training, and I doubt they were not stressed. If anything, their exchange with Yak pilots shows the "scr*w procedures" attitude.
PS. Immediately after the crash, when talking to colleagues, we said that the succesful landing of Yakovlev (with lower ranked crew) was a contributing factor leading to their decision to try an approach. Now it seems we were right.