Where an armed forces officer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an armed forces officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Armed forces officers supervise operations and manoeuvres, assign duties, and command subordinate staff. They ensure efficient communication within and between units and perform training duties. They also operate equipment and supervise equipment maintenance.
Also known as lieutenant colonel, colonel, navy officer, air force officer, lieutenant, major, military officer, army officer, major general, general, captain, lieutenant general.
Armed forces occupations 35 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: squadron leader, 81%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An armed forces officer needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
- camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
- devise military tactics management skills
- lead military troops management skills
- manage troop deployment management skills
- military drill services
- perform military operations assisting and caring
- military combat techniques services
- military weaponry services
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an armed forces officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- military engineer 80% covered · difficulty 24
- sergeant 76% covered · difficulty 28.4
- special forces officer 76% covered · difficulty 29.5
- navy officer 73% covered · difficulty 31.5
- warfare specialist 71% covered · difficulty 34.6
- artillery officer 70% covered · difficulty 35.2
- armed forces training and education officer 67% covered · difficulty 37.9
- air force officer 66% covered · difficulty 38.8
- squadron leader 64% covered · difficulty 40.8
- army captain 61% covered · difficulty 42.8
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Armed forces officer is filed under Armed forces occupations, ISCO major group 0. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an armed forces officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.