I really believe there are 1000s and 1000s of dedicated service people that would stand up to the challange.

But my point is that if I wanted to survive I would think that someone in the military is going to have a better chance than someone on their own. They are going to have access to all of the things they will need to survivie. They will also have a chain of comand in place even down to the platoon level. Not saying they will save the world but they will be the survivors if there are any.