If I was a betting guy, I would guess the pilot was current/former revolutionary guard. Military pilots may have more flight time/experience, but they probably don't spend a lot of it in low vis conditions. Not a lot of reason to have military helicopters operate in conditions where they wouldn't be able to see targets on the ground.

Most of these accidents happen just like it did with Kobe. Where the pilots tell their passengers that it's too dangerous to operate, and the passengers insist they need to get where they're going anyways.