That's rather disparaging. Unless you're drawing from some other source, it sounds like you're putting words in his mouth. Couldn't it also be as simple as "L

That's rather disparaging. Unless you're drawing from some other source, it sounds like you're putting words in his mouth. Couldn't it also be as simple as "Let me do my job, which I'm trained to do"? You try not doing your job for 3 months and see how you feel. Not everyone doing a dangerous job is just looking for an excuse to quit.