Is he a pilot? Doesn't seem to say on his Wikipedia profile...
he did qualify as a HueyCobra Pilot, long time ago. Before that, attended Sandhurst, commissioned into the British Army as a Second Lieutenant, and served for a year as a troop commander in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars. Later Armored Officer's Advanced Course at Fort Knox. I think he has an idea about how to fight tanks, and fly a helicopter. Not sure how that knowledge will help in this new war. The tools they teach people in war school were usually helpful against yesterday's enemy, and may be somewhat outdated.