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The military is a team, composed of smaller teams, all working together toward goals that make up the military’s missions. Being in the military not only makes its members believe they can serve effectively as a team member, it enables high performance as part of that team. Military service specifically enhances individuals in three key ways:

• Organizing and defining team goals and missions

• Defining team member roles and responsibilities

• Developing a team’s plan for action

8. Veterans Show Strong Organizational Commitment

A surprising feature of any strong social group is that the identity of its key members becomes intertwined with the identity of the organization. Military branches are particularly adept at this kind of institutional socialization, and as a result, veterans can bring this strong organizational commitment and loyalty to a civilian workplace.

A business with a lot of veterans will experience lower turnover and attrition rates and produce higher quality work, because the organization’s customs and standards are more easily adopted throughout the business.

9. Veterans Have and Leverage Cross-Cultural Experiences.

Increased globalization in world economies means that individual employees in world-class businesses and corporations need to accept and operate in multicultural areas and transcend international boundaries. Studies show military members and veterans have had experience in three important multicultural areas, compared to non-veterans in their peer groups.

• Veterans have more international experience

• Vets speak more languages, more fluently

• Veterans have a higher understanding of cultural sensitivity

10. Veterans Have Experience and Skill in Diverse Work Settings

The military may be criticized for a lack of diversity at times, but the research shows that America’s all-volunteer military is actually a diverse workforce across a number of important demographics, which include education, ethnicity, culture, values and individual goals and aspirations.

This experience means veterans entering the civilian workforce are more accepting of co-workers’ differences in the workplace, especially in interpersonal relationships. Veterans also exhibit a high degree of cultural sensitivity.

Article provided by www.military.com

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