army captaintocolonel
A army captain already meets 77% of what the colonel role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
This move: 22.8 of 100 · adjacent
1 Share of the colonel role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the army captain profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A colonel role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a army captain background worth leading with.
- already held analyse potential threats against national security information skills
- already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor military equipment use information skills
- already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held devise military tactics management skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the colonel role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
- optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a colonel role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held advise superiors on military operations skill
- already held defend human rights skill
- already held devise military tactics skill
- already held ensure information security skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held military weaponry knowledge
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held analyse potential threats against national security skill
- already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held lead military troops skill
- already held manage troop deployment skill
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held military drill knowledge
- already held monitor military equipment use skill
- already held train military troops skill
- already held write situation reports skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
11 held skills the colonel role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
- not needed by the target role assess danger in risk areas skill
- not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role give battle commands skill
- not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform military operations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.