Greetings from Vermont Sean and welcome to the deer hunters club, and a personal Thank You for seving our country we here at the "DHC" totally support our troops.
I'm sure you learned about cover and concealment in the military, well in the hunting world it's pretty much the same thing the ultimate challenge during a hunt is to do your absolute best to DE-SCENT yourself, your equipment and your clothing,,, don't underestimate a Deers ability to Smell you or your equipment, Secondly you need to become almost robotic like with your movements,. a deers eyes catch everything that moves in the woods you need to spot them before they spot you and if they do spot you your slightest move will send them running off.
my advice for you is to scout, scout, scout, and scout some more try to learn where the deer in your hunting area are eating and sleeping, there's always trails to and from those areas, even when your scouting, try to do your best to scent down we can't emphasize enough how important scent control is.
Lastly stay alerted to the wind direction, the more you can keep the wind in your face the better off you'll be, if the wind is blowing in your face it's blowing your scent in areas you've been and not into the area your hoping the deer will be. I hope my tips help you, if you can think of any specific questions don't hesitate to ask.
Good Luck and Thanks again to you and those serving with you... :thumbup: