Storekeeper
(SK)
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| Storekeepers are the Navy’s supply clerks. They see that needed supplies are available including everything from clothing and machine parts to forms and food. They have duties as warehousemen, purchasing agents, stock clerks and supervisors, retail sales clerks, store managers, inventory clerks, buyers, parts clerks, bookkeepers, and even fork lift operators. |
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| Members desiring to qualify to serve at the different skill levels within the Storekeeper’s department must pass the following exams and prerequisites: | |||
| Course Name | Course Code | Prerequisite(s) | |
| Basic Storekeeper “A” School |
SIA-SRN-20A | SIA-RMN-0002 | (Basic Non-Commissioned Officer) |
| Course Name | Course Code | Prerequisite(s) | |
| Advanced Storekeeper “C” School |
SIA-SRN-20C | SIA-RMN-0004 | (Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer) |
| SIA-SRN-20A | (Basic Storekeeper) | ||
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| Warrant Officer Storekeeper “W” School |
SIA-SRN-20W (Project) | SIA-RMN-0012 | (Master Chief Warrant Officer) |
| SIA-SRN-20C | (Advanced Storekeeper) | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Prerequisite(s) | |
| Storekeeper Department Head “D” School |
SIA-SRN-20D | SIA-RMN-0103 | (Lieutenant (sg)) |
| SIA-SRN-20C | (Advanced Storekeeper) | ||
| After passing the “D” School exam, a member will be named by BuTrain as qualified to lead a Storekeeper’s department within his or her unit. | |||
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| Along with Yeoman and Steward, the Storekeeper is one of the oldest ratings in the ocean-going navies of Earth. In the United States Navy, it was held until 2009 when it became the Logistics Specialist (LS). Presently, only the US Coast Guard maintains this enlisted rating. |
| One of the oldest Navy ratings, Storekeepers are tasked with maintaining ship or company military 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. |
| 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 Weapons 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. In the past, NAVCOM surveys have announced Storekeeper rating as the highest suicide rating in the Navy. |
| Storekeepers are trained at the Naval Technical Training Center at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi. Undesignated or non-rate sailors may also strike for Storekeeper without attending NTTC Meridian’s Storekeeper “A” School. Coast Guard Storekeepers get training in Petaluma, California. |
| Reference(s): “Storekeeper,” Wikipedia. |