The article is 100% correct about civilian (FAA) air regs - in fact the rules mentioned are pretty basic to any civil IFR pilot.
Although it's not surprising that military pilots would not be sharp on FAA regs, it does raise the question, "so how does civil and military aviation share the same airspace?"
From accidents seen around the world, you can't safely mix them. Civil pilots are "solely responsible" and military pilots are "flying under orders" and "flying a mission", which is why they defer to controllers.