Squadron leader to artillery officer
A squadron leader already meets 68% of what the artillery officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
33.1/ 100
1 How much of what an artillery officer is expected to do is already part of a squadron leader’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 artillery officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An artillery officer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a squadron leader already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- camouflage
- ensure compliance with types of weapons
- handle surveillance equipment
- identify security threats
- lead military troops
- military combat techniques
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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An artillery officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a squadron leader background worth leading with.
- already held operate armoured fighting vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess danger in risk areas information skills
- already held camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held lead military troops management skills
All 18 carried skills, including the 11 the artillery officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 military drill required
- still to learn military weaponry required
- still to learn ensure public safety and security required
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- still to learn devise military tactics required
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an artillery officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ensure public safety and security practise this
- 02 devise military tactics practise this
- 03 military drill 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 18 skills that carry over
- already held camouflage knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- already held handle surveillance equipment skill
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held lead military troops skill
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held operate armoured fighting vehicles skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held perform military operations skill
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held assess danger in risk areas skill
- already held execute working instructions skill
- already held give battle commands skill
- already held legal use-of-force knowledge
- already held military code knowledge
- already held train military troops skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
9 held skills the artillery officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
- not needed by the target role manage troop deployment skill
- not needed by the target role military aviation knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide humanitarian aid skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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 drill required
- still to learn military weaponry required
Common questions about this move
Can a squadron leader become an artillery officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A squadron leader already covers 68% of what an artillery officer is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 11 of which the artillery officer role treats as required.
What skills does a squadron leader need to become an artillery officer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is ensure public safety and security.
How hard is the move from squadron leader to artillery officer?
Its learning distance is 33.1 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.