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Officers in Armed Forces

Officers in armed forces serve as commissioned officers in Her Majesty’s armed forces, foreign and Commonwealth armed forces plan, direct, organise and administer military operations; and perform duties for which there is no civilian equivalent.

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What they do most days?

  • Plans, directs and administers aid to civilian authorities as requested or when faced with civil disorder, natural disaster or other emergency.

  • Supervises the operation of military units and monitors the activities of junior officers, NCOs and other ranks.

  • Plans, directs and co-ordinates military training and manoeuvres.

  • Advises and provides information on military aspects of defence policy.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  • Settlement

  • Auditing

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Finance

  • Administrative Support

  • Risk Management

  • Project Management

  • Information Privacy

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Operations

  • English Language

  • Mathematics

  • Planning

  • Turkish Language

  • Forecasting

  • Writing

How do I get a job like this?

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Middlesbrough College

FD · 2 Years · Part-time · Middlesbrough · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Applied Entrepreneurship

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Transport Management

Aston University, Birmingham

BSc · 4 Years · Sandwich · Birmingham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/128

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