I'd probably prefer to have the young abo on the Sqn because he won't whinge when you ask him to organise and host a RAFA visit / charity something-or-other. And if he's doing it, I wont get pinged for it.
Also, if he genuinely is rubbish or a t**t, you can chop him without his lawyer getting involved.......Winner!!!
I would guess that it will all be fine in the end, because time will show that military and civvy pilots are all about as good or bad as each other. It is just a question of who can put up with huge amounts of BS and keep smiling (yearly gas chamber visit, JPA expenses, RAFFT, OJARs/SJARS annual swimming test, OIC pingpong club etc etc etc.) That is the mark of a true military aviator
!......that and a healthy appetite for beer.
That said, if you just wanna pitch up and do the flying, good on ya. I've been looking for that job for the last 18 years!!