The LS Rating
The Logistics Specialist rating was established as a result of the merger of the Storekeeper (SK) and Postal Clerk (PC) ratings in October 2009.
Logistics Specialists manage inventories of repair parts and general supplies that support ships, squadrons, and shore-based activities. They procure, receive, store and issue material and repair components. They utilize financial accounting and database systems to perform inventory and financial management functions.
Logistics Specialists operate Navy post offices. Their work is similar to that of civilians who work for the U.S. Postal Service. PCs supervise, organize, and establish or disestablish a Navy post office. They sort and distribute all official and personal mail, manage money order and stamp inventories, and maintain financial and inventory reports.
Logistics Specialist (LS)
The duties performed by LSs include ordering, stocking, and issuing repair parts, clothing and general supplies. They maintain financial records and accounting systems, and maintain inventory databases for material stocked in shore based warehouses and ship storerooms.
LSs perform duties associated with hazardous material control and management, and organize and maintaine databases, correspondence files, and reports. Maintain logistics and financial publications and CD-ROM libraries.
LSs also manage and operating Navy post offices, ashore or afloat. They sort and distribute all classes of mail and parcel post, and process and dispatch mail. They perform counter operations similar to those performed in United States Postal Service offices, such as selling stamps, handling money orders, preparing claims, tracers and inquiries, and prepare and maintain postal records and reports.
Qualifications, Interests, and Working Environment
Logistics Specialists must be personable and enjoy working with people in a customer service environment. Good arithmetic and verbal skills are very important. They must be U.S. Citizens and pass a security clearance investigation in order to handle classified mail. Applicants must possess a clear record with no civilian convictions, with the exception of minor traffic offenses.
LSs work in offices, post offices, shore-based warehouses, air cargo terminals at naval air stations and in storerooms aboard ships. While they work closely with other people, their tasks usually require independent decisions. The diverse working locations associated with this rating provide an excellent opportunity for learning a wide range of inventory database management, financial management, procurement, and warehouse management skills. LSs work aboard all types of ships and shore bases throughout the Navy. LS ASVAB Test requirements.
Credit Recommendations
The American Council on Education recommends that semester hour credits be awarded in the vocational certificate and lower-division bachelor's/associate's degree categories for courses taken in this rating on office machines and general clerical procedures.