Eric Schmidt has weird fetishes about not just weapons but military personnel in general:
"The Israeli tank commander who has fought in one of the Syrian wars is the best engineering executive in the world. The tank commanders are operationally the best, and are extremely detail oriented. This is based on twenty years of experience working with them and observing them." —Eric Schmidt.
Start-up Nation by Singer et al (p. 41).
I find that ex-military employees tend to be (but are not always) mindful of details above and beyond the average. I feel the same way about people who've worked at hospitals.
