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The Commander orders and controls subordinates in the military. Their role is to provide instructions to others to perfrom specific actions in order for operations to run smoothly. Their responsibilities are to create a positive command climate to foster trust and mutual understanding, lead their commands through operations to mission accomplishment, train their subordinates, direct subordinates during operations, and continually assess their subordinates.

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  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
    The number of occurrences matches with Commander in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master Degree in Defense and Strategic Studies
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    Avg. Duration:12 monthsAvg. Fees:$17,102Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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    Avg. Duration:17 monthsAvg. Fees:$27,469Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Commander and Other Important Info

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5.0 years
$132K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
4.60 years
Senior
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
4
1532 out of 4005

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