Occupation Atlascolonel
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b864c9a3-ef6e-46a0-a40c-66188f74dfa7
colonel
Colonels serve in the staff of a military commander, and function as primary advisers in operational and strategic decision-making to senior officers.
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Job Zone
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Typically associated skills
Essential (10)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise superiors on military operations
- defend human rights
- devise military tactics
- ensure compliance with policies
- ensure information security
- geographic information systems
- maintain operational communications
- military code
- military weaponry
- use geographic information systems
Optional (18)
- analyse potential threats against national security
- camouflage
- ensure compliance with types of weapons
- ensure equipment availability
- identify security threats
- identify terrorism threats
- investigation research methods
- lead military troops
- manage administrative systems
- manage security clearance
- manage staff
- manage troop deployment
- military combat techniques
- military drill
- monitor military equipment use
- perform resource planning
- train military troops
- write situation reports
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