Your comparison is apple and orange if you think a person's education in software is comparable to an army. in army, the training is real hands on. rigid. while

Your comparison is apple and orange if you think a person's education in software is comparable to an army. in army, the training is real hands on. rigid. while learning how to code is never a real hands on, always partly figuring out on your own, thus each person having more various understanding/competency on how to do the job.