That's perfect if you've got a top-down command-and-obey culture. However many organizations do not look like this. Veterans that I've known often have not developed their abilities at building a consensus, getting people to buy in, or pushing responsibility and decision making down to the people in the trenches. In some environments that can be a real problem. (Ironically the problems seem to be invisible to the people causing it.)
This is not a slam on veterans. My point is that many different corporate cultures work well. However a mismatch between employee and culture tends to fail badly. And graduates of the military culture are not going to work in all corporate cultures.
It is worth re-reading the article with this in mind. Many of the companies listed that recruiters avoid are great companies. Companies like Oracle, Coca-Cola and Intel are world class and clearly work very well. But they breed people who don't fit into most other US corporations.
Veterans that I've known often have not developed their abilities at building a consensus, getting people to buy in, or pushing responsibility and decision making down to the people in the trenches.
You're right on the first two, completely off on the last one. Military leaders will view building a consensus and getting buy in as politics, and avoid it. They will most certainly delegate properly, especially if surrounded by proven performers. In fact, you can pretty much observe what they think of their colleagues by observing who they delegate to. If they don't delegate at all, odds are likely that they would also consider their staff lacking in skill if asked.
That being said, without being too draconian, I'm learning more and more that assessing the first two items as politics is accurate. Sometimes necessary, but not fun.
Employee/Company culture matching is tremendously important as you point out.
This is not a slam on veterans. My point is that many different corporate cultures work well. However a mismatch between employee and culture tends to fail badly. And graduates of the military culture are not going to work in all corporate cultures.
It is worth re-reading the article with this in mind. Many of the companies listed that recruiters avoid are great companies. Companies like Oracle, Coca-Cola and Intel are world class and clearly work very well. But they breed people who don't fit into most other US corporations.