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

armed forces officertoarmy captain

A armed forces officer already meets 67% of what the army captain role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From armed forces officer
67%
Overlap1
To army captain
22 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
33.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33.3/ 100

1 Share of the army captain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the armed forces officer 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 army captain role treats 7 of its required skills as things a armed forces officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • defend human rights
  • devise military tactics
  • manage troop deployment
  • military code
  • military combat techniques
  • military drill

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supervise the maintenance of military equipment management skills
  • already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held coordinate humanitarian aid missions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assess danger in risk areas information skills
  • already held coordinate patrols management skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 7 the army captain role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse logistic needs required
  • required, not held monitor military equipment use required
  • optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held assist in military logistics required
  • required, not held advise superiors on military operations required
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held military logistics required
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a army captain 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held defend human rights skill
  • already held devise military tactics skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military drill knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held assess danger in risk areas skill
  • already held coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
  • already held coordinate patrols skill
  • already held coordinate rescue missions skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held perform military operations skill
  • already held supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
  • already held train military troops skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held write situation reports skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
13 held skills the army captain role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role camouflage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct military music services skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role identify terrorism threats skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct in military duties skill
  • not needed by the target role operate armoured fighting vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
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 logistics required
Index
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.