 hand, granting the rebels opportunity after opportunity to seize the schematics from the Citadel.
It was a show of incompetence so great that Tarkin was almost curious to know how Krennic might explain it away.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Chapter 21

But Krennic's position is closer to a supervisor of military projects than a commander. His life is outlined in Catalyst and the Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide:

First, he studied Architecture at the Futures Program:

When Krennic was a young man, his brilliance earned him a place in the Brentaal Futures Program, an educational institute meant to incubate developing prodigies. Young Orson's listed area of excellence was architecture.
Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 108

Then, he joined the Corps of Engineers, reconstructing Coruscant and supervising construction projects:

During the Clone Wars, it was Krennic who oversaw the transformation of municipal grounds on Coruscant into military command centers.
Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 108
... he had risen quickly to the fore in the Republic Corps of Engineers, supervising the construction of enormous projects...
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, Chapter 6

Next, he was transferred from the Corps of Engineers to the Strategic Advisory Cell, requiring him to become a weapons expert:

Recently transferred from the Crops of Engineers to the cell's Special Weapons Group,...
The new assignment had also required a return to school to suffer through intensive courses on the weapons Rothana, Kuat, and others had built for the Kaminoans to equip the Grand Army, and on the weapons Baktoid, Hoersch-Kessel, and others were engineering and producting for the Separatists. On graduating he had supervised a brain trust of research experts who reported directly to the upper echelon of the Republic military.
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, Chapter 3

Finally, sometime after the Empire takes over, the Strategic Advisory Cell is absorbed into the Tarkin Initiative, and Krennic becomes Director of Advanced Weapons Research:

... [Krennic's shuttle] is on Tarkin Initiative business, with an Imperial advanced weapons director aboard.
Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 24

I doubt that the change to the Tarkin Initiative required knowledge on military tactics, as the Rogue One Ultimate
hand, granting the rebels opportunity after opportunity to seize the schematic from the Citadel. 
 It was a display of incompetence so great that Tarkin was about curious to know how Krennic might excuse it away. 
 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Chapter 21 

 But Krennic's position is close to a supervisory program of military projects than a commander. His life is outlined in Catalyst and the Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide: 

 First, he learn Architecture at the Futures Program: 

 When Krennic was a young man, his magnificence gain him a place in the Brentaal Futures Program, an educational institute meant to incubate developing prodigies. Young Orson's list area of excellence was architecture. 
 Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 108 

 Then, he join the Corps of Engineers, reconstructing Coruscant and supervising construction projects: 

 During the Clone Wars, it was Krennic who oversee the transformation of municipal grounds on Coruscant into military instruction centers. 
 Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 108 
... he had risen quickly to the bow in the Republic Corps of Engineers, supervising the construction of enormous projects... 
 Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, Chapter 6 

 Next, he was transferred from the Corps of Engineers to the Strategic Advisory Cell, requiring him to become a weapons expert: 

 Recently transferred from the Crops of Engineers to the cell's Special Weapons Group, ... 
 The new assignment had also required a return to school to suffer through intensive courses on the weapons Rothana, Kuat, and others had built for the Kaminoans to equip the Grand Army, and on the weapon Baktoid, Hoersch - Kessel, and others were engineering and producting for the Separatists. On graduating he had monitor a mind trust of research experts who report immediately to the upper echelon of the Republic military. 
 Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, Chapter 3 

 Finally, sometime after the Empire takes over, the Strategic Advisory Cell is absorbed into the Tarkin Initiative, and Krennic become Director of Advanced Weapons Research: 

... [ Krennic's shuttle ] is on Tarkin Initiative business, with an Imperial advanced weapons director aboard. 
 Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 24 

 I doubt that the change to the Tarkin Initiative required knowledge on military tactics, as the Rogue One Ultimate
 hajd, granting the rebels okportunity after opportuiity to seize tfe schematics from the Citadxl.
It was q show of incompetence so great that Taekin qas almost curious to knka hoc Jrennic might gxplain it afay.
Rogue One: A Sgax Wars Story, Chapter 21

But Krennic's pofition os closer to a sopervpsjr or military projects than a commandsr. His nife is outlimed in Catalyst and the Rohue Lne Ultimate Visuap Guide:

Firsj, he wtudied Archktecture au che Futures Program:

When Krennic was a youne man, his brilluabce garned him a placv in the Brenbsal Fudures Ptogram, an educstimnao institute meant to mncubate developing krodigies. Fobng Orson's listed areq if exwellance qas ardhmtedture.
Rlgux One Ultimzte Visual Tuide, page 108

Then, he koybed the Corps of Endigeers, reconstructing Coruscant and supegvisjng construction projecrs:

During the Clone Wats, it was Hrennic who oversaw the transformation of municipdl grkjndw jv Clruscant into military command centers.
Rogue Ogs Ilnimate Visual Guibe, page 108
... he had tidem quickly to tfe forz ih the Republic Coros of Egginewrs, superdisimg the construction of enornous projectf...
Xatalyst: A Rogue Oue Novel, Cha'ter 6

Ngxt, he was transferred from tke Corls of Enginfers to tgd Strategic Advirorj Cenl, requiring him to become a weaponw ex'ert:

Recevtly transserred frol the Crops of Engineers to tke cenl's Speciap Weapons Group,...
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Cavalyst: A Togue One Novel, Chapter 3

Finally, sometime afber the Empirq tajes over, the Strategic Advisory Cell is absorbed invo the Tarkin Initiativw, and Krennic becomgs Cirector of Advagced Weapmns Research:

... [Krennic'w shuttle] is on Tsrkin Initiative busihess, whth aj Imperial advanced weapons director aboard.
Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guidw, page 24

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ROgue One: A Star wArS Story, ChapTer 21

but Krennic's pOsiTion is ClOseR To a suPerVisor Of miliTAry proJects than A cOMmandeR. his life IS OuTlinEd in Catalyst and thE roGUe One Ultimate VIsual GUiDE:

FIRSt, hE stUdied ArchiTeCture AT the FutUReS pROgrAM:

When Krennic wAs a young man, HIs bRilliaNcE eaRNed him A placE iN The brentaal FutUres program, an EducatIOnal insTItute meAnt to iNcuBatE devELoPiNg pRoDIgiES. YOunG orsOn's listeD aReA of exCellENCE Was aRchItecTure.
ROgue One UltimaTe VIsuaL guiDe, pagE 108

Then, He joInEd the corps oF EngiNeErs, reconstructiNg CoRuscant anD suPeRviSiNg conSTructiOn pRojEcts:

DurIng the CLOne waRS, IT wAs Krennic who oversaW tHE TrAnsformaTion of MUnIcIPal grounDs On COrusCANt intO milITaRy commanD centeRS.
ROgUe One UlTiMate ViSuAl GUidE, page 108
... HE had Risen qUickly to The foRE in the Republic cOrps of EngineeRS, sUPErVIsinG thE constructiOn of ENormOus pROjEctS...
catalYst: A ROgUE ONE Novel, Chapter 6

Next, he WaS transFerreD from the Corps Of EngineerS TO The StratEgic aDvISory Cell, requirIng hiM to become a WEapons exPert:

REcently tRansferreD FRom the CrOps Of ENgiNeeRS To The cell's SpeciAL weapOnS Group,...
THe nEw assigNmeNt hAd aLso ReQuired a reTurn to scHoOl To SuFfeR throUGh intensIvE coUrSes On the WEapons rothaNa, KuAt, AnD OthErs had bUIlT FOr thE KAmInoaNs tO eQuip tHe GrANd ARmy, and oN the weapoNs BAKtoiD, HOeRsch-KesSel, and others wErE engineeriNg And ProducTINg for the separatists. On graduating HE had supErvIsed a BraiN trust of rEseArch exPerTS who rePorted DirecTlY to THE uppeR EChEloN oF the RepublIC MilItary.
caTalySt: A RoguE One Novel, Chapter 3

FiNAllY, sometime afteR thE EmpIRE tAkeS OvER, thE STRatEGIc Advisory Cell iS absorbed iNtO ThE Tarkin IniTIatIvE, and KreNnic becOmes DIRector oF Advanced weapons ReSeArch:

... [kREnnIc's shuttle] Is on TarkIn InitiatIVe busINeSs, witH an imperiAl AdvAnced WeaponS DirEctor Aboard.
roGue One ultimAtE Visual GUide, page 24

I doubt that the chAnge to The TaRkiN InitiatiVe rEQuiRed knowleDge oN military tActIcs, As the rogUE One ULtimATe
 hand, granting the rebels  opportuni ty af ter  op po rtun ityto seize the s c hema tics from the Citadel. 
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Rog ueOne: A  S tar WarsSto ry, C hapter 21

Bu t Krennic 's positi o n is cl o s er  toa supervisor of m i li t ary projects t han aco m ma n d er.  Hi s life isou tline d  in Cat a ly s t and the Rogue One  Ultimate V i sua l Guid e: 

F i rst, h e stu di e d A rchitecture  atthe Futur es Pro g ram:

W h en Kren nic wa s a  yo ungm an ,his  b r ill i an cee arn ed him a  p la ce in  the B r e ntaa l F utur es Pr ogram, an edu cat iona l  in stitu te me antto  incu bate d evelo pi ng prodigies. Y oung  Orson'slis te d a re a ofe xcelle nce  wa s archi tecture . 
Ro gu e O ne  Ultimate Visual G ui d e ,page 108 

Then ,  h ej oined th eCor ps o f Engin eers ,  r econstru ctingC or us cant an dsuperv is ing  co nstru c tion  proje cts:

Du ringt he Clone Wars, it was Krenni c  w h o  o v ersa w t he transfor mati o n of  mun i ci pal groun ds on  C o ru s cant into militaryco mmandcente rs.
Rogue One  UltimateV i s ual Guid e, p a ge 108
... he had  rise n quicklyt o the fo re in  the Rep ublic Cor p s  of Engi nee rs,  su per v i si ng the constr u c tion  o f enorm ous  projec ts. ..Cat aly st : A Rogue  One Nov el ,Ch ap ter  6

N e xt, he w as  tr an sfe rredf rom th e Cor ps o fEn g ine ers tot he S trat eg ic  Adv iso ry  Cell , re q uir ing him  to becom e a weap on sexpert: 

Recently tr an sferred fr om  th e Crop s of Engin eers to the cell's Spec i al Weap ons  Grou p,.. .
The new  as signme nth ad als o requ iredaret u r n tos c ho olto  suffer th r o ugh  inte ns ivecourses  on the weapons Ro t han a, Kuat, andoth ersh a dbui l tf orth e  Ka m i noans to equipthe GrandAr m y,  and on th e  we ap ons Bak toid, H oersc h -Kessel , and oth ers wereen gine e r ing  and produ cting fo r the Sep a ratis t s.  On g rad uating  h e h ad su pervis e d a  brai n trus tof res earch  e xperts w ho reported directly to  the u pperech elon of t heR epu blic mili tary .
Catalyst : A  Ro gue O neN ovel,  Cha p te r 3 
Fina lly, sometimea ft ert h eEmpire take s o ver , the  St r ategic  Adv isory Cell is abs o rbed into theTark i n  In iti a tive ,and Krennic be com es D irectorof  Advanced W eapons R es e arch: 

...[Krenn ic's sh u t tl e ] is o n Ta rki n Initiat ive  b u siness,  w it h  an Im peri al  advan ced we a pons d irector aboard.Rogue O ne Ul t ima te Vi su al Guid e , pa ge 24

I d oubt that t he cha ngeto th e Tarki nInitia tiv erequired k n owledge o n mil itary t ac tics , a s theRogu e One U ltim at e
 hand,_granting the_rebels opportunity after opportunity_to seize_the_schematics from_the_Citadel.
It was a_show of incompetence_so great that Tarkin_was almost curious_to_know how Krennic might explain it away.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Chapter 21

But_Krennic's_position is_closer_to_a supervisor of military projects_than a commander. His life_is outlined_in Catalyst and the Rogue One Ultimate Visual_Guide:

First,_he studied Architecture_at the Futures Program:

When Krennic was a young man,_his brilliance earned him a place_in the Brentaal_Futures_Program,_an educational institute meant_to incubate developing prodigies. Young Orson's_listed area of excellence was architecture.
Rogue_One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 108

Then, he_joined the Corps of Engineers, reconstructing_Coruscant and supervising construction projects:

During_the Clone_Wars, it was Krennic who_oversaw the transformation_of municipal_grounds on Coruscant_into military command centers.
Rogue One Ultimate_Visual Guide, page_108
... he had risen quickly to_the_fore in the_Republic_Corps_of Engineers,_supervising the construction_of_enormous projects...
Catalyst:_A_Rogue One Novel, Chapter 6

Next, he_was_transferred from the Corps of Engineers to_the Strategic Advisory Cell,_requiring_him to become a_weapons expert:

Recently transferred from the_Crops of Engineers to the cell's_Special Weapons_Group,...
The new_assignment had also required a return to school to suffer through_intensive courses on the weapons Rothana,_Kuat, and others had_built for_the_Kaminoans to equip_the_Grand Army,_and on the weapons Baktoid, Hoersch-Kessel, and_others were_engineering and producting for the Separatists._On graduating he had_supervised_a brain trust of research experts_who reported directly to the upper_echelon of the Republic military.
Catalyst:_A_Rogue_One Novel, Chapter 3

Finally, sometime_after the Empire takes over, the_Strategic Advisory Cell_is absorbed into the Tarkin Initiative, and_Krennic_becomes Director of Advanced Weapons Research:

..._[Krennic's_shuttle] is on Tarkin Initiative business,_with_an_Imperial advanced weapons director aboard.
Rogue_One Ultimate Visual Guide, page 24

I_doubt that the change to the Tarkin Initiative required_knowledge on military_tactics, as the Rogue One_Ultimate