The thing about this is really boils down to the nuts and bolts of his time in training and beyond really...As an Army Captain, more will be required of him beyond a regular recruit and at some point when he acclimates well, it will help him.

It reminds me of a story a friend told about a quiet guy that joined the army around 1980. He was prior service Vietnam, but that was common among E8's and officers at the time that had stayed in.

When he graduated at Fort Benning, he pinned his prior service rack on his uniform and had four rows of ribbons with two bronze stars, (one with "V"), two Vietnam tours, one ARCOM, one Legion of Merit and a host of other decorations. The other recruits' jaws dropped and the DI's were amazed as well that he kept his mouth shut the whole time.

His reasoning was that peacetime DI's might be a little threatened by him during his most vulnerable point...Getting through initial training without being singled out as "you aughta know better.." I thought the story was funny.