Plus, he's military, so I'd guess he knows how to dish it out, too.
Which is why I'd prefer to see him being written by somebody who's actually served in the military IRL, if they're going to use the character's military background to justify the neocon author soapboxing coming out of his mouth.
Because speaking as a veteran myself? I want to smack the taste out of Magog's fucking mouth every time he uses it to talk.