Army general to sergeant
An army general already meets 46% of what the sergeant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.4/ 100
1 How much of what a sergeant is expected to do is already part of an army general’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the sergeant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A sergeant role treats 8 of its required skills as things an army general already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- defend human rights
- identify security threats
- manage troop deployment
- military code
- military combat techniques
- military drill
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sergeant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an army general background worth leading with.
- already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor military equipment use information skills
- already held manage troop deployment management skills
- already held military drill services
- already held military combat techniques services
- already held military weaponry services
All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the sergeant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise superiors on military operations required
- still to learn train military troops required
- optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with types of weapons required
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
- still to learn lead military troops required
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
- optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sergeant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise superiors on military operations practise this
- 02 ensure compliance with types of weapons practise this
- 03 lead military troops practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held defend human rights skill
- already held identify security threats 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 monitor military equipment use skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
15 held skills the sergeant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse potential threats against national security skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role develop defence policies skill
- not needed by the target role devise military tactics skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage military logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage security clearance skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
- not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
3 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 geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Other moves recorded from army general
Common questions about this move
Can an army general become a sergeant?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An army general already covers 46% of what a sergeant is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 8 of which the sergeant role treats as required.
What skills does an army general need to become a sergeant?
4 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise superiors on military operations.
How hard is the move from army general to sergeant?
Its learning distance is 51.4 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.