It's just cringe, why the fuck can't he adapt if he is a "the king of the special forces." He's just a stupid bastard, he's not even addressing a military personnel it's just civilians and his family.
@makc123 yep, I've never ever seen a soldier salute someone outside of military unless for fun. As far as I know there's a lot of rules about where to salute and what you wear when you salute. I'm pretty sure Chinese military is the same.