This is very true. By 2000 almost everyone, no matter from which background, will have been brought up to speed for their assigned role - it's either that or die for the front line types. It is very unlikely though that regular soliders will have picked up much in the way of civilian skills.
While the reservist has been at war, they will probably not improve their civilian skills, however they aren't likely to forget all that much. Using myself as an example, I've had around 15 jobs in the past 20 years or so and I'm fairly confident I can still fulfill the requirements for virtually every one of them.
It's this civilian background which is likely to be more attractive in an SF situation, particularly those from medical, electronic (comms), mining (explosives), and rural (hunting) backgrounds. Many other civilian jobs will transfer directly into military roles such as mechanics, doctors, electricians, cooks, truck drivers - the list goes on.
"Hobby" typoe skills are also useful, such as skydiving, scuba, sailing, hiking, etc.
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