How does your military service affect your post military career?

While it may be true that military service is difficult to paraphrase in a resume it still is a plus when talking in the interview. Vets are more self assured, more mature and know how to better express themselves. That’s not ego but rather well developed leadership skills that only the military can provide. I managed to land a very good position in a company after my retirement, worked my way up the ladder in the civilian company and eventually became their Vice President for HR AND SAFETY. I then became the chief hire person for the company. I always loved interviewing vets of all ranks. They almost always had their act together, knew how to report for the interview on time and dressed appropriately. They got hired.

CPT (Join to see) I am retired/disabled, so I would say my military career greatly affected my post military career.

Employers do care about "soft skills" experience and how the military experience has a very positive impact on most when it comes to things like you mention "work ethic", commitment, team player, the ability to learn and adapt quickly, taking initiative, critical thinking, excel in diverse environments, security clearance, accountability. These are a few examples of attributes that most employers really care about and the expectation is they will find these qualities in most military Servicemembers or Veterans.