Prior military vs Civilian

Working as Operations Manager I have recieved candidates that were veted through our upper echelons of service that turned out to be completely useless. Completely untrainable and incapable of thinking outside the box. I have recieved civilian candidates whom I thought could never possibly hack the work and turned out to be some of the best assets I had on certain details. I believe that it wasn't the individuals at all rather than how I was interfacing with the training and my perception or expectations that caused either success or failure. I firmly believe that a civilian can be motivated and trained to be as proficient as anyone else. I believe that veterans have an edge that can be sharpened quicker but it is ultimately always up to the instructor!

A civilian joins the military, and a Veteran leaves it. You never become a civilian again.

Professionalism and work ethic requires commitment, discipline, accountability and a desire to succeed, most military and law enforcement professionals are taught key components of professionalism however, some never embrace these core principles and end up on a path of mediocrity and or failure, professionalism has to be taught to civilians willing to embrace it, the screening, on boarding and training process remains critical in any industry, a person with a minimum wage work ethic will never achieve success. The lack of professionalism, poor work ethic and lack of personal responsibility is alarming theses day's with "fake" experts encouraging a entitled mind set