is it capable to become movie director with military background?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Akiba

when i watched Shark Tank with John Paul DeJoria appeared as a guest, i look at him and my gut tells me "i think he had spent the time in military before", and confirmed it when i checked the wiki. that got me thinking: if he can become an entrepreneur, why can't someone become a movie director?

and so this question clicked me: is it capable that someone with military background can learn to become a movie or tv director in the future? or do we already have one?

It'd be hard. The road to directing features is a long one, and with a volunteer military, six years is a big chunk of time to spend outside of the film industry. Does the military still have film units?