Intelligence communications interceptor to air force officer
An intelligence communications interceptor already meets 27% of what the air force officer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.8/ 100
1 How much of what an air force officer is expected to do is already part of an intelligence communications interceptor’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 air force officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An air force officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things an intelligence communications interceptor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- air force operations
- apply air force procedures
- apply military aviation regulations
- collect real-time geolocation information
- military aviation
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 15 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An air force officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an intelligence communications interceptor background worth leading with.
- already held collect real-time geolocation information information skills
- already held air force operations services
- already held apply air force procedures assisting and caring
- already held apply military aviation regulations assisting and caring
- already held military aviation services
- already held aviation meteorology services
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the air force officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 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 ensure public safety and security required
- still to learn ensure compliance with types of weapons required
- still to learn handle surveillance equipment required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- still to learn perform military operations required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements optional
- still to learn devise military tactics required
- still to learn lead military troops required
- still to learn supervise crew required
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- still to learn military combat techniques required
- still to learn military drill required
- still to learn military weaponry required
- optional, not held visual flight rules optional
- still to learn give instructions to staff required
- still to learn train air force crew required
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
- optional, not held execute flight plans optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
- still to learn camouflage required
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- optional, not held perform flight manoeuvres optional
- optional, not held operate cockpit control panels optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an air force officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 camouflage study this
- 02 ensure public safety and security practise this
- 03 devise military tactics 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held air force operations knowledge
- already held apply air force procedures skill
- already held apply military aviation regulations skill
- already held collect real-time geolocation information skill
- already held military aviation knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held military code knowledge
- already held operate radio equipment skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations optional
- optional, not held perform flight manoeuvres optional
- optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- optional, not held execute flight plans optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held operate cockpit control panels optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements optional
- optional, not held visual flight rules optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
28 held skills the air force officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse transmitted communications skill
- not needed by the target role apply frequency management skill
- not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
- not needed by the target role develop military intelligence records skill
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic signals intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform scrambling operations skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
6 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 camouflage required
- still to learn military combat techniques required
- still to learn military drill required
- still to learn military weaponry required
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- optional, not held visual flight rules optional
Other moves recorded from intelligence communications interceptor
- air force pilot 43% covered · substantial
- aviation surveillance and code coordination manager 33% covered · substantial
- private pilot 32% covered · substantial
- air traffic manager 27% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from intelligence communications interceptor
Common questions about this move
Can an intelligence communications interceptor become an air force officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An intelligence communications interceptor already covers 27% of what an air force officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the air force officer role treats as required.
What skills does an intelligence communications interceptor need to become an air force officer?
15 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is camouflage.
How hard is the move from intelligence communications interceptor to air force officer?
Its learning distance is 71.8 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.