I tried to go find a hot Rory in non-21stC clothes icon before I made this comment, but I couldn't decide, so let me say while I'm still thinking it, and you probably figured this out, but it totally fits with the "nurses are warriors, doctors are generals!" thing the ep had going by the end--I thought they handled it very deftly, actually, but by the time the Nurse dies, it was sort of horribly undeniable.

As much as I'm willing to believe that the Doctor has this reputation, I'd like to see more of it, but maybe it's just that I still haven't seen the other five seasons of new Who.