My opinion here...
I don't think you can use the presence, or lack thereof, of military service anymore to predict a person's potential productivity or work ethic. The reasons people join the military are not the same now as they were in previous generations. In fact, those reasons change quite frequently. This does not mean that military service is not a good thing. It just means you still have to look at the individual and can't get away with the laziness inherent in stereotypes and generalizations. I have experience with excellent employees, as well as complete dolts, who are former military.
I don't think you can use the presence, or lack thereof, of military service anymore to predict a person's potential productivity or work ethic. The reasons people join the military are not the same now as they were in previous generations. In fact, those reasons change quite frequently. This does not mean that military service is not a good thing. It just means you still have to look at the individual and can't get away with the laziness inherent in stereotypes and generalizations. I have experience with excellent employees, as well as complete dolts, who are former military.