What habits or routines should you keep after the military that still help in the civilian world?

Sgt Matt Medhat Being on time and prepared for meetings or encounters with others. Maintaining a disciplined and determined approach to all facets of life. Plan, set goals and execute the plan. Staying Squared Away. Never quit.

You absolutely need to maintain a physical fitness regime. When you're young PT is a bit sad masochistic, it's all about suffering or watching others suffer. As you get older you need to find something you enjoy doing every day or else you'll find reasons not to do it. For instance, I love Olympic lifting and hate running. It's a struggle for me to convince myself to run even twice a week, especially when it's cold outside. But I'll put on a hoodie and sweats to go out into my cold gym to do cleans and Squats

Take the extra step when doing a task.
Here is an example of what I mean. I recently contacted a woman in charge of a website. I needed to inform her of a huge omission on her site. So, I sent the email and provided the missing information. Her reply was that someone else was responsible for that part of the website and had I contacted them? She did not even supply the person's contact info. Well, what she should have done is replied to me to let me know who the actual contact person was AND CC'd the appropriate person on that email.

When tasked to do something, do it wholeheartedly.

When confronted with a problem, don't just complain about it; find an answer and present it. Even if it is not the answer that is used, you will have learned something and your employer will see that your are truly interested and committed to what you doing.

Some other things I taught all of my soldiers is not to shirk your duties, do whatever you are tasked with to the best of your abilities, be a person of your word, do it right the first time, and complete your task.

Another thing is to stay up to date regarding any rules or regulations that apply to your position/industry. I was/am a Pharmacy Tech and had to do continuing education in order to be competitive for promotion and to maintain my certification. I know all jobs don't have CEs available, but there may be new regs, training classes, etc. available. Learn them, take classes, attend trade shows, etc.; they will help you stay competitive in your field.