Personnelman

(PN)

Personnelman

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Rating Description
Personnelmen provide enlisted personnel with information and counseling about Navy jobs, opportunities for general education and training, and promotion requirements. They assist enlisted members’ families with legal aid or reassignments in hardship situations. Personnel Specialists keep records up to date, prepare reports, type letters and maintain files.
Training Information
Members desiring to qualify to serve at the different skill levels within the Personnel department must pass the following exams and prerequisites:
Course Name Course Code Prerequisite(s)
Basic Personnelman
“A” School
SIA-SRN-01A SIA-RMN-0002 (Basic Non-Commissioned Officer)
Course Name Course Code Prerequisite(s)
Advanced Personnelman
“C” School
SIA-SRN-01C SIA-RMN-0004 (Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer)
SIA-SRN-01A (Basic Personnelman)
Course Name Course Code Prerequisite(s)
Warrant Officer Personnelman Project
“W” School
SIA-SRN-01W (Project) SIA-RMN-0012 (Master Chief Warrant Officer)
SIA-SRN-01C (Advanced Personnelman)
Course Name Course Code Prerequisite(s)
Personnelman Division Head
“D” School
SIA-SRN-01D SIA-RMN-0103 (Lieutenant (sg))
SIA-SRN-01C (Advanced Personnelman)
After passing the “D” School exam, a member will be named by BuTrain as qualified to lead a Personnel department within his or her unit.
Rating History
The rating Personnelman was introduced by the United States Navy and merged with Disbursing Clerk on October, 1, 2005 to form the Personnel Specialist. Personnel Specialists provide enlisted personnel with information and counseling about Navy jobs, opportunities for general education and training, and promotion requirements. They assist enlisted members’ families with legal aid or reassignments in hardship situations. Personnel Specialists keep records up to date, prepare reports, type letters and maintain files.
Reference(s):Personnel Specialist (US Navy),” Wikipedia. “Personnel Specialist,” US Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL).