My apologies if this causes offense or is slightly off point, it's simply what I've come to the understanding of. This is roughly how I would sell me, were I in your shoes. I'm also not sure as to what kind of career field you're wanting to go into...
My understanding is that a Special Forces Soldier is capable of meeting people from a foriegn culture, establishing good rapport, convincing others that they can assist them in what they want done, train them in better techniques and tactics, and be responsible for many people who they have had a short period of time to be in contact with.
To do that they must be able to learn the cultural norms of the society they'll be working in. This is incredibly useful because businesses are increasingly working with people from foriegn countries, China, Japan, etc... How many of your competiters have ever been in a strange and hostile land where people do weird things?
All members of the Special Forces are Officers, be they Non-Commissioned, Warrant or Commissioned. That means that they are responsible and make things happen. They're capable of operating in hostile, vague, ambigious enviroments without all of the information that they would like to have, and that may make others freeze. They understand the value of integrity, have demonstrated it, and how it is essential....(followin per Zig Ziglar) The CEOs who make it to the top and stay there all have the same #1 asset....their integrity.
Since you like making sales, it reasons you listen to sales training tapes, by Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Dale Carnegie and the like. The Dale Carnegie Skills for Success program is excellent...as is anything by Zig Ziglar. I've learned a good bit about selling myself from Zig. You would be surprised how the majority of salespeople do not work to improve their sales, people, or communication skills. Zig's Sales Mastery Academy IMO is the best buy there is for learning foundational sales principles. Mentioning Zig's name has gotten me job offers even though I'm AD.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sales-Mast.../dp/144177503X
Constantly seeking improvement is something that I see constantly from the QPs. One of the 18F's on the site is constantly reading, learning, and sharing the things that he has learned and that improves him and others who come in contact with him. Learning about human intelligence, tells, body language, establishes the habit of constant self-improvement, which will translate to great performance in the outside world. Blowing things up doesn't translate to working in an office, but the habit of being the best that you can be does.
I would make a written list of the traits, skills and abilities that you have and put it into language that a civilian would be able to understand and in a way that they would want you.
John F. Kennedy said, if someone doesn't have what it takes to succeed in the military, they don't have what it takes to succeed in the real world either.
HTH
