How to become: career guides
These guides cover what it actually takes to enter a role — the qualifications employers ask for, the training or licensing involved, and how the route differs depending on where you are or which service you are joining. The same job can have a very different entry path in Ireland than in Singapore, and a different one again in the Army than in the Air Force, which is why the guides are split the way they are.
They answer the "how" once you know what you want to do. If you are still deciding, the career quizzes are the better starting point — they work from your personality, motivations and preferences rather than from a job title you have already picked.
By military branch — 64 guides
Entry into a military role usually runs through a single, well-defined pipeline: enlistment or commissioning standards, a service-specific school, and a rank progression fixed by the branch rather than by an employer. These guides cover the route for each branch separately, because the requirements for the same specialism rarely transfer between them.
By country — 54 guides
Licensing and recognised qualifications are set nationally, so this is where the same career diverges most. A qualification that is sufficient in one country may require conversion, registration with a national body, or a bridging programme in another. Each guide covers the route as it works in that country.
United States, by state — 79 guides
Many US roles are licensed at state level rather than federally, so the requirements — hours, exams, renewal periods and reciprocity with other states — are set by the state board. These guides cover the state-specific path.
Other guides — 3 guides
Roles where the entry route does not vary much by location.
Not sure which of these is for you?
The career quizzes match you to roles based on how you work rather than on a job title you already have in mind. Start with the career fit quiz, then come back to the guide for whatever it surfaces.