safetypee
Sorry, seen that one a thousand times before- didn't expect it to arise here though, I must admit.
Having run more sim sessions than I care to remember over many years, and run countless checks on the line, there is simply no correlation between "Military" and "G.A." being better or worse.
I've seen the absolute best and worst from both backgrounds over the years- has more to do with their personal makeup. I've seen some ex- top-gun fighter pilots do the most incredible stuff-ups just as I have ex G.A. guys- we are all "human".
As for "panic"... It's not the word I'd use, but yes I guess some people have a very quiet sort of a panic at times when things are getting on top of them. When overloaded people sometimes do some strange things.
Cheers