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minute and for YN2, you must type 40 words
per minute.
There are specialized typing
textbooks available if you need to improve
your typing skills.
You should look for
opportunities to practice in one of your
command’s offices. By showing a genuine
desire to learn, you will get encouragement
from the senior YNs in your command.
OFFICE MACHINERY
You will need to know how to operate the
laborsaving devices available in offices today.
These are copying machines, typewriters,
word
processors, and
communications
systems.
All are being influenced by
technological
improvements,
but basic
procedures remain very much the same.
FILING
The Navy has a filing system based on
standard number
c o d e s a nd
standard
procedures. The Navy is big, but if you learn
the standard filing system, you will be able to
function at any duty station anywhere with
only a little orientation in local practices.
CORRESPONDENCE
As with filing, the same standardization
applies to
correspondence.
Standard
procedures keep
information flowing
effectively. You will learn the standard letter
format, the business letter format, messages,
memorandum formats, and variations.
You
will also learn to identify the proper
circumstances for using the different types of
correspondence.
are typing and find a grammar or spelling
error or a format problem, you should
tactfully point it out to the author and be
ready to offer a substitute or correction.
FORMS
As
in
most
large and
diverse
organizations, the Navy seems to have a form
for everything.
This is one of the prices of
standardization. While there may be a large
number of forms, you will find that once you
have been introduced to them, how they are
identified, and what they accomplish, it is
fairly easy to keep them straight in your mind
and know when they are needed.
PUBLICATIONS AND DIRECTIVES
There is a “trick to the trade” that all good
YNs understand. A great deal of information
can be stored in your memory, but it is
impossible to know everything. The trick is
to know where to find pertinent information.
Once you become familiar with the Navy’s
publications and directives system, you will
have all the answers available to you.
LEGAL
While all personnel are made aware of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and
legal and disciplinary procedures that affect
them, you will get a much more detailed look
at the paper work and processing involved in
nonjudicial punishment (NJP) and other legal
functions.
Most commands are not large
enough to have Legalmen (LNs) assigned,
which puts the responsibility for complete and
accurate records on the YNs assigned.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
It cannot be repeated too often; YNs are
communicators. Your language skills must be
sharp. Your verbal skill and your writing
skill must be above
average.
YNs are
expected to keep an eye on what they are
doing (remember, attention to detail). If you
As your career progresses there will be
opportunities for specialization or career
change. Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs)
and schools will be available to you during
your career as a YN.
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