Table 1Transition record

armed forces officertonavy officer

A armed forces officer already meets 73% of what the navy officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From armed forces officer

73%

Overlap1

To navy officer

23 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

32.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32.7

This move: 32.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the navy officer 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.

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 navy officer 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 coordinate humanitarian aid missions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess danger in risk areas information skills
already held camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held coordinate patrols management skills
already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coordinate rescue missions management skills

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held train naval crew required
required, not held give instructions to staff required

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply navy operation procedures required

optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
optional, not held patrol areas optional
optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held coordinate the ship crew required

04 services 1 required

required, not held navy operations required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse ship operations optional
optional, not held ensure vessel security optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a navy 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 coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
already held coordinate rescue missions skill
already held devise military tactics skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held handle surveillance equipment skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held lead military troops skill
already held military combat techniques knowledge
already held military drill knowledge
already held military weaponry knowledge
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 patrols skill
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held give battle commands skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held manage troop deployment skill
already held military code knowledge
already held use geographic information systems skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse ship operations optional
optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
optional, not held patrol areas optional
optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional

12 held skills the navy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role conduct military music services skill
not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability 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 supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
not needed by the target role train military troops skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role write situation reports 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 navy operations required

Index

Other moves recorded from armed forces officer

Full index of moves from armed forces officer

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.