Most services technicians are more experienced and proficient in handling equipment than the avergae IIT grad...A NCO or JCO is more adept at trouble shooting and problem solving than an IIT grad with an MBA degree.Anyone see how Army trains in different academic and Service courses..
The civi street has shown me the superiority of the training methodology in the armed forces. Our boys know more about innovation than the techies walking the civi street. That is why we get the job done, come hell or high water.
No offence to the civi guys here - but the armed forces trains people to work under pressure. That is why our boys excel where better qualified civilians have failed.