I don't think so. West is a seasoned military man; the fact that Carson is a physician means little.
Listening to Carson speak is like taking a Benadryl; he'll put you to sleep. He's weak on the 2nd Amendment. And for me, I was done with him the night he gushed all over Jesse Jackson for being a "great civil rights leader."
I attended a session and heard him speak..... the man is brilliant.
His wit is like a stiletto that is inserted so smoothly that the victim is dead before realizing he has been stuck. His mind is infinitely superior to that of Lt Col West