I wouldn’t call it completely senseless.
I can imagine a scenario where, if we were certain, the AQ leader was accompianing a nuclear device that such a maneuver should be considered.
Of course, were I in command, I would never court-martial a pilot for refusing to kill himself in order to stop it. However, valliant self sacrifice has been voluntarily performed in less extreme circumstances than this one, so I don’t see where it would hurt to suggest it.
Our fighting men can be trusted to make the right choice themselves without making the idea of ordering suicide official policy.