Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

warfare specialisttoarmed forces officer

A warfare specialist already meets 70% of what the armed forces officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warfare specialist
70%
Overlap1
To armed forces officer
23 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
34.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

70%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.6/ 100

1 Share of the armed forces officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the warfare specialist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A armed forces officer role treats 15 of its required skills as things a warfare specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • camouflage
  • devise military tactics
  • ensure compliance with types of weapons
  • handle surveillance equipment
  • identify security threats
  • lead military troops

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A armed forces officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a warfare specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate armoured fighting vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assess danger in risk areas information skills
  • already held camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held devise military tactics management skills
  • already held lead military troops management skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 15 the armed forces officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held defend human rights required
  • required, not held train military troops required
  • optional, not held conduct military music services optional
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
  • optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange equipment repairs required
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held military drill required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a armed forces officer 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held camouflage knowledge
  • already held devise military tactics skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held handle surveillance equipment skill
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held perform military operations skill
  • already held surveillance methods knowledge
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held assess danger in risk areas skill
  • already held coordinate rescue missions skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held identify terrorism threats skill
  • already held operate armoured fighting vehicles skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held write situation reports skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct military music services optional
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
18 held skills the armed forces officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create strategic maps skill
  • not needed by the target role electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role interfere with enemy communications skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
  • not needed by the target role perform covert investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held military drill required
Index

Other moves recorded from warfare specialist

Full index of moves from warfare specialist

Note

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.