Pros and Cons of military training for preppers

[Tartar Horde]

When talking about military training most people immediately think about the use of various weapons platforms and combat training. I like to think a bit laterally here and would say I would welcome any ex military depending on what they were trained in. for example a Para might very well be able to handle all types of weapons etc, but I would rather have an Engineer or someone trained in logistics. The frontline soldier only has a use from a weapons point of view, and I doubt he would be turning up with SAW and SA80, the only other thing he could bring to the table is his survival training, and you can learn that in the scouts. To be honest someone well versed in bush craft is far better trained to survive than the average infantryman.