I'll note with the nuclear power example that they don't simply hire ex-military, they hire from a very specific subset of Navy nuclear propulsion workers. Eve

I'll note with the nuclear power example that they don't simply hire ex-military, they hire from a very specific subset of Navy nuclear propulsion workers. Even being good at following orders isn't going to help you get your civilian SRO license, but sailors who have been trained on the Navy's various reactor types have easily-transferable knowledge for civilian PWR and BWR plants, and so they get picked up quite easily in the civilian sector.