The military is a very disciplined place for anyone to be in. From professionalism to how they carry themselves, there is a lot that a person can learn from the military and its lifestyle. No doubt why military people are successful both during the service and even after it. In this article, we present insights from military life and what you can learn from it.
8 Military Habits That Will Change Your Life
Teamwork
There could be no better example of teamwork than the military. Teamwork is a building block to a successful life. It is the collaborative effort of all the team members to achieve a common goal in the most effective and efficient way. This brings us to our next lesson.
Discipline
While the military might not be a 5-star place to live in, but surely produces 5-star officers. A disciplined environment and a disciplined organization are what produce a disciplined person. Personal discipline could start from personal grooming to dressing up to work ethics. A disciplined life develops attention to detail.
Know each member of the team inside out
This is the most important part of being on a team. If you are a leader, it is necessary for you to know each and every person on the team on a personal level thoroughly. It also becomes necessary for a team leader to know their team’s strengths and weaknesses so that he can make effective use of his team.
Being social and jovial
A soldier meets more people in his entire career than all his relatives combined. Hence, it requires high social skills to mingle in a new environment and adjust yourself so that are more likeable and they accept you as their own. This can be achieved by being more of a jovial and lively person whom everyone likes.
Working under stress
The whole process of SSB has a part in it where the assessor puts a candidate under stress. The point of this is that in the military, a person has to undertake tremendous pressure – both mentally and pushing limits physically. A non-military person living under such stress would not be able to cope with it unless he embraces the challenge and owns it.
Being accountable for your own actions
A soldier is always accountable for his and his team’s actions. A soldier has integrity and upholds the values of his unit. This only comes when he takes responsibility for the welfare of his team. Being responsible means being accountable for all the wrongdoing of the team and crediting each member for each achievement.
Documenting everything
The military is a government service and obviously, it has to maintain records. But when you are in the military, documentation is a part of life. Be it your own personal diary writing habit or keeping a record of your team’s visit. Documentation is surely a hectic task but it is best suited for jobs like this where a person has to move frequently to new places and leave a handbook for the successor to refer to.
Etiquette
There is no place else that teaches etiquette as well as the military. It is evident from the fact that military personnel has so many rigs for every occasion. Etiquette not only means how you behave with others but also means how you carry yourself.
Which of these military lifestyles would you want to adopt? Do you have any more habits that go on in the military and will be beneficial to others? Share it with us in the comments below.
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Jai Hind.
I just want to adopt all the habits mentioned above.
I think punctuality is another important habit that military teaches it’s personals.
Thank you.