please tell me about logistics and storekeepers job.?

Answer 1

Storekeeper (SK) is an enlisted rating in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard.

Function

One of the oldest Navy Ratings, Storekeepers are tasked with maintaining ship or company supply stores. Their responsibilities generally include purchasing and procurement, shipping and receiving, and issuing of equipment, tools, consumable items or anything else obtained through the Naval Supply System.

Chain of Command

Storekeepers fall under the authority of a supply officer. The exception to this is in the case of the Independent Storekeeper NEC which trains E-6 and above to operate independently of a Supply Officer. The best example of this is the Storekeeper(s) tasked with operating the Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily Weapon's Department. The department, a semi-autonomous entity within NAS Sigonella, is headed by a weapons officer to whom the Storekeepers report. Since there is no Supply Officer within a weapons department, the task of signing requisitions falls upon the Independent Duty SK.

Rank and Recognition

Storekeepers are referred to, as all other Navy rates, by rate and rank combined. If a sailor is a Petty Officer Third Class holding the rate of Storekeeper, he or she would be referred to as Storekeeper Third Class or more commonly, SK3. With the recent merger of Storekeepers (SK) and Aviation Storekeepers (AK), Storekeepers can be found serving any Naval platform. For this reason, Storekeepers can be found with virtually every warfare pin offered by the Navy with only a few exceptions. Of the warfare qualification held by storekeepers, included are Aviation Warfare (AW), Surface Warfare (SW), Seabee Combat Warfare (SCW), Submarine Warfare Specialist (SS). The SK rate is also a source rating for Explosive Ordnance Disposal, the Navy SEALS, Navy Divers and SWCC. Thus enabling Storekeepers to be stationed virtually anywhere and take on diverse duties.

Training

Storekeepers are trained at the Naval Technical Training Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Undesignated or non-rate sailors may also strike for SK without attending NTTC Meridian's Storekeeper "A" School. Coast Guard Storekeepers get training in Petaluma, Ca.

Answer 2

First of all if you did not want to work as an LS Im not sure why you signed your contract. Second Ratings are given based on two things: Availability ( does the Navy need more of this rating?) and Aptitude (are you smart enough for the Rating). When I enlisted I was told that most of the ratings that have any availability are Nukes (Nuclear Propulsion Program) and SPEC-OPS (SEALs, SWCCs, EOD, etc.) and that if I wanted to get into Nuke I have to score very high on the ASVAB. If they told you that you had a job then to start off I would say you should be grateful. There are plenty of guys that I saw while I was in DEP who qualified for enlistment but not for any of the Ratings available. As far as the getting out and trying in a year I would say don't. Currently the Navy is not taking nearly the number of recruits as they have in the past and that is simply because they don't need to. We are pretty much set for personnel. Let me illustrate; When I Oathed In there were about 30 people in my oath group. About 25 of those 30 were Army. Sorry to tell you but if you want another job before you Ship you may be out of luck but at the end of your first enlistment you can change jobs (again based on avail and aptitude but re-enlistees get preference over new recruits).