Not only are you correct here but the personality type you are describing is actually a quite common one in that environment.
People who did terribly in the context of a class rooom but thrive in the military in very complicated roles.
This recent interview with the commander of Delta Force comes to mind for me but what you’re describing is not rare. It cuts both ways like any organisation, there’s plenty of people who don’t thrive there as well but I’m not upset about this change at all, I think it’s sensible overall.
People who did terribly in the context of a class rooom but thrive in the military in very complicated roles.
This recent interview with the commander of Delta Force comes to mind for me but what you’re describing is not rare. It cuts both ways like any organisation, there’s plenty of people who don’t thrive there as well but I’m not upset about this change at all, I think it’s sensible overall.
https://www.youtube.com/live/d_mI3XxiNec
You can listen to that person for just 5 minutes and see exactly what I’m referring to