The military is an excellent training ground for each one of these skill-sets. If a service member ever decides to leave the military, he or she can approach the civilian job market with confidence. Today's Military is a team of topnotch people from social and ethnic segments that represent the best America has to offer. The diversity that makes America great is strongly reflected in the military, so every service member quickly learns to deal even-handedly with people from all backgrounds. The interpersonal skills this develops include becoming sensitive to the needs of others, an egalitarian view of people, treating others with respect, and offering to others the positive, winning attitude everyone in the military has in common.
Teamwork is the name of the game at every level of command.
New enlisted men and women learn teamwork early in their careers. And they learn it well, typically at the sub-squad level. Using the Army and the Marines as examples, three squads make a platoon, and within each squad there are three fire teams of four people each. In this team, lifelong bonds develop . . . Everyone is held to that essential standard, no matter who they are.