It makes perfect sense. (Although some things come across as sounding strange when you first read them online.)
Agree, I think it' s just semantics. When I first read the OP post, it reminded me of a young "jg' Squadronmate. At the beginning of our first combat cruise & after only 3-4 weeks of fairly mild "spring training" Dixie Station ops (CAS in SVN just prior to heading north), he turned in his wings, stating he didn't want to 'kill people' and wanted to get out and become a Prot. Minister. Well, that's a legit sentiment & goal...BUT... that decision should have been made long before the Navy spent $$$ millions flight & combat training the lad. Despite his seemingly convenient change of heart, we tracked him down years later and found that, to his credit, he actually did at least become a Minister, and still serves today in Detroit (like or not, he was posted to a different type 'war zone'!

As an aside, in my opinion, if a package was being scrutinized by a board, and a phrase similar to "I don't know that I have an aggressive enough personality....." popped up in a motivational statement, it would be circularly filed ASAP.

BzB