Originally Posted by Dude
My point was that businesses and educators have something of value to learn from the military about leadership. I'm pretty sure businesses and educators have already learned "don't blow your people up."

It also goes without saying that not all military positions are on the front lines.

Yes, I think there is something to learn about leadership from the military.

You don't really get to vote on where you go when you enlist, so if you want to use enlistment as a leadership-development tool, you need to do it during a period like the one between the first Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq.