Yes, but in the military we were well-trained in carefully crafted scenarios that we never knew how it would turn out in real situations. Most of us handled real life well when it hit the fan blades, but some few cratered when it mattered.
I suspect that's what happened in her case. She was a self-righteous leftist Karen type who in her heart of hearts thought that SHE was special and would never get smacked between the eyes by . . . reality.