Fleet commander to army general
A fleet commander already meets 59% of what the army general role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
39.6/ 100
1 How much of what an army general is expected to do is already part of a fleet commander’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 7 of its required skills as things a fleet commander already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- defend human rights
- ensure public safety and security
- maintain operational communications
- manage administrative systems
- manage budgets
- manage staff
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 13 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 fleet commander background worth leading with.
- already held defend human rights 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
- already held ensure information security assisting and caring
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the army general role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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 manage military logistics required
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- still to learn analyse potential threats against national security required
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- still to learn military logistics required
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held military drill 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 develop defence policies practise this
- 03 manage military logistics 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held defend human rights skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held set organisational policies skill
- already held devise military tactics skill
- already held ensure information security skill
- already held manage troop deployment skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held military weaponry knowledge
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
15 held skills the army general role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse ship operations skill
- not needed by the target role apply navy operation procedures skill
- not needed by the target role assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the ship crew skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
- not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
- not needed by the target role lead military troops skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
- not needed by the target role ship related legislative requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
- not needed by the target role train naval crew 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.
- still to learn military logistics required
- optional, not held military drill optional
Other moves recorded from fleet commander
Common questions about this move
Can a fleet commander become an army general?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A fleet commander already covers 59% of what an army general is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the army general role treats as required.
What skills does a fleet commander need to become an army general?
4 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 fleet commander to army general?
Its learning distance is 39.6 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.