Modeled career paths · Military and defense

Where does a Senior Defense Executive go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Defense Executive for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
General / Flag Officer-8% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
90% of modeled moves out of Senior Defense Executive go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.