Brigadier to lieutenant
A brigadier already meets 57% of what the lieutenant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
40.3/ 100
1 How much of what a lieutenant is expected to do is already part of a brigadier’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 lieutenant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A lieutenant role treats 9 of its required skills as things a brigadier already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise superiors on military operations
- ensure compliance with policies
- instruct in military duties
- maintain operational communications
- manage administrative systems
- military code
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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lieutenant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brigadier background worth leading with.
- already held instruct in military duties communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held devise military tactics management skills
- already held manage troop deployment management skills
- already held military combat techniques services
- already held military weaponry services
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the lieutenant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 9 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 train military troops required
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- still to learn lead military troops required
- still to learn military drill required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held perform military operations optional
- optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a lieutenant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 lead military troops practise this
- 02 military drill study this
- 03 surveillance methods study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held advise superiors on military operations skill
- already held ensure compliance with policies skill
- already held instruct in military duties skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held military weaponry knowledge
- already held write situation reports skill
- already held devise military tactics skill
- already held ensure information security skill
- already held manage troop deployment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held perform military operations optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
15 held skills the lieutenant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
- not needed by the target role analyse potential threats against national security skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions 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 ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage inspections of equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage military logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage system security skill
- not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor military equipment use skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn military drill required
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
Common questions about this move
Can a brigadier become a lieutenant?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A brigadier already covers 57% of what a lieutenant is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 9 of which the lieutenant role treats as required.
What skills does a brigadier need to become a lieutenant?
4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is lead military troops.
How hard is the move from brigadier to lieutenant?
Its learning distance is 40.3 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.