From armed forces officer to special forces officer
15 of the 22 essential skills of a special forces officer are already essential for a armed forces officer — about 68% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from armed forces officer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 68%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a special forces officer
What a special forces officer does
Special forces officers operate in specialised missions such as counter terrorism missions. They perform combat and intelligence missions in order to impede with enemy equipment and installations, and to gather information on enemy strategy and movement.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- camouflage
- devise military tactics
- ensure compliance with types of weapons
- ensure public safety and security
- handle surveillance equipment
- identify security threats
- lead military troops
- maintain operational communications
- military code
- military combat techniques
- military drill
- military weaponry
- perform military operations
- surveillance methods
- use different communication channels
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a special forces officer and not for a armed forces officer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from armed forces officer
2 roles- artillery officer14 skills in common
- navy officer13 skills in common
← armed forces officerspecial forces officer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a special forces officer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.