It was when I was at a major MOD supplier - hence the interest in employing ex-military folk. The positions ranged from supervisory, through middle management and a handful of senior managers. All had customer contact - some in delivery, some in sales, some in account management.
Interesting. That's consistent with my experience of employing ex-Military folk, which can be summarised as:
Ex-Marine - all outstanding
Ex-Para - all interviewed well, but failed to fit in after employment
Ex-Household Division - all failed at interview
All other units - no pattern
HR told me...