Squadron leader to infantry soldier
A squadron leader already meets 62% of what the infantry soldier role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
37.6/ 100
1 How much of what an infantry soldier 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 infantry soldier role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An infantry soldier role treats 10 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
- execute working instructions
- handle surveillance equipment
- identify security threats
- military combat techniques
What stands in the way is 2 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An infantry soldier 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 provide humanitarian aid assisting and caring
- already held operate armoured fighting vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held perform military operations assisting and caring
- already held military combat techniques services
- already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the infantry soldier role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 ensure public safety and security required
- optional, not held control crowd optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
- still to learn military drill required
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
- optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries an infantry soldier role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held camouflage knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- already held execute working instructions skill
- already held handle surveillance equipment skill
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held perform military operations skill
- already held provide humanitarian aid skill
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held legal use-of-force knowledge
- already held military code knowledge
- already held operate armoured fighting vehicles skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
- optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
- optional, not held control crowd optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
12 held skills the infantry soldier 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 assess danger in risk areas skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role give battle commands skill
- not needed by the target role lead military troops skill
- 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 train military troops skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held military weaponry optional
Common questions about this move
Can a squadron leader become an infantry soldier?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A squadron leader already covers 62% of what an infantry soldier is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the infantry soldier role treats as required.
What skills does a squadron leader need to become an infantry soldier?
2 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is ensure public safety and security.
How hard is the move from squadron leader to infantry soldier?
Its learning distance is 37.6 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.