Wow! The Military seems incompetent. Happy the pilot is okay.
Given that there are hundreds of flights a day, many with full armaments, it’s surprising we don’t have more crashes, so no, not incompetent.
On average, in my lifetime, there’s been about a one fighter jet mishap, with the loss of the aircraft, and often that of the pilot and possibly people on the ground, a month. Sometimes it’s worse, with the loss of a cargo plane, tanker, or bomber, as that usually kills more.
I was in the Air Force for 22 years, and we’ve had some doozies in my time. Statistically, the military skies are actually safer since I retired.
Not that any of that was my fault!