Defence administration officer to army general
A defence administration officer already meets 39% of what the army general role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.2/ 100
1 How much of what an army general is expected to do is already part of a defence administration officer’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 army general role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An army general role treats 5 of its required skills as things a defence administration officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- manage administrative systems
- manage budgets
- manage military logistics
- manage staff
- military logistics
What stands in the way is 6 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An army general role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a defence administration officer background worth leading with.
- already held manage military logistics management skills
- already held military logistics business, administration and law
- already held monitor military equipment use information skills
- already held ensure information security assisting and caring
- already held military code services
- already held manage administrative systems management skills
All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the army general role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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 develop defence policies required
- still to learn set organisational policies required
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held manage troop deployment optional
- optional, not held devise military tactics optional
- still to learn defend human rights required
- still to learn maintain operational communications required
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- still to learn ensure public safety and security required
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- still to learn analyse potential threats against national security required
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- optional, not held military combat techniques optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an army general role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse potential threats against national security practise this
- 02 defend human rights practise this
- 03 develop defence policies 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage military logistics skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held military logistics knowledge
- already held ensure information security skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held monitor military equipment use skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held manage troop deployment optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held devise military tactics optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held military combat techniques optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
16 held skills the army general role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
- not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role document management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role personnel management knowledge
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role supervise the maintenance of military equipment 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 military combat techniques optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
Other moves recorded from defence administration officer
Common questions about this move
Can a defence administration officer become an army general?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A defence administration officer already covers 39% of what an army general is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 5 of which the army general role treats as required.
What skills does a defence administration officer need to become an army general?
6 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is analyse potential threats against national security.
How hard is the move from defence administration officer to army general?
Its learning distance is 56.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.