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Any competent hiring manager would see it as a plus. A military job, no matter the rank or role, involves discipline, good work ethic, and dealing with abrasive personalities (boot camp drill instructor if nothing else).

If your hiring manager doesn’t see that and instead inserts some dumb personal bias, congrats! You just dodged a bullet by filtering out a job you really don’t want.

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This is the best answer.

If your military service would count against you, is it really going to be a healthy environment for you to work in?

I see this kind of answer frequently. In many places and situations, people are not so fortunate as to have a choice between healthy and non-healthy workplaces.

"If they reject you for that, you don't want to work there in the first place". Except if the alternatives are no job at all, or a minimum wage workplace with significantly worse conditions. That kind of answer assumes a certain privileged position.

True, but this is HN. We’re all privileged here.

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