Table 1Transition record

squadron leadertoinfantry 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.

From squadron leader

62%

Overlap1

To infantry soldier

15 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

37.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.6

This move: 37.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the infantry soldier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the squadron leader profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held 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

02 services 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held military drill required

optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held military weaponry optional

03 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

04 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional

05 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held first aid optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

Skill to acquire Tier

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

Skill Type

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held military drill required
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held military weaponry optional

Index

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Full index of moves from squadron leader

Note

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.