Table 1Transition record

army majortocolonel

A army major already meets 73% of what the colonel role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From army major

73%

Overlap1

To colonel

19 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

27.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 27.1

This move: 27.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the colonel role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the army major 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A colonel role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a army major background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor military equipment use information skills
already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
already held devise military tactics management skills
already held lead military troops management skills
already held manage troop deployment management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the colonel role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with policies required

optional, not held manage security clearance optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held defend human rights required

03 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional
optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional

04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held identify security threats optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held camouflage optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held investigation research methods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a colonel 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise superiors on military operations skill
already held devise military tactics skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held military code knowledge
already held military weaponry knowledge
already held use geographic information systems skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held ensure equipment availability skill
already held lead military troops skill
already held manage administrative systems skill
already held manage staff skill
already held manage troop deployment skill
already held military combat techniques knowledge
already held military drill knowledge
already held monitor military equipment use skill
already held train military troops skill
already held write situation reports skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional
optional, not held camouflage optional
optional, not held manage security clearance optional
optional, not held identify security threats optional
optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional

9 held skills the colonel role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role give battle commands skill
not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform military operations skill
not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill

2 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

optional, not held camouflage optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from army major

Full index of moves from army major

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.