Maintain inventory of IMRL
Supply Department Afloat
Expedite high priority requisitions
During sea duty, you could be assigned to an
aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship. You may be
Miscellaneous Billets
assigned to the aviation stores division, storage branch,
receiving branch, stock control section, or shipping
In staff and other support billets, you will perform
section.
supply support and administrative functions and serve
When assigned to the aviation stores division, you
as liaison to other commands.
will be expected to use the applicable allowance lists,
initial outfitting lists, and other supply publications to
CORRESPONDENCE
perform technical research. You will also follow the
operating procedures from supply instructions and
Learning Objective: Describe the procedures
manuals. For more information, refer to OPNAVINST
f o r c o r re s p o n d e n c e ; a n d , d e s c r i b e t h e
4790.2 (series).
s t a n d a rd s f o r w r i t i n g s t a n d a rd l e t t e rs ,
memoranda, and messages.
When assigned to the storage branch, you will be
expected to receive, stow, conducts inventories, and
One of your most important tasks as an SK is the
issue stock material.
preparation of correspondence. You will be expected
to produce properly formatted letters with no errors
When assigned to the receiving branch, you will
quickly and efficiently.
receive, check, and inspect or coordinate inspection of
incoming material. You will also segregate stock and
Official correspondence in the Navy includes all
direct turn-over (DTO) material, notify the applicable
recorded communications sent or received by a person
division to pick up material, and send copy of proof of
in the Navy in the execution of the duties of his office.
delivery to stock control.
Supply departments, both ashore and afloat, originate
and receive a large quantity of correspondence. Some
When assigned to the stock control section, you
of the more common types are: directives outlining
will be involved in posting expenditures and receipts,
s u p p l y p o l i c i e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s , n ava l l e t t e r s
stock replenishment, inventories, file maintenance,
requesting and furnishing procedural information and
and stock reconciliation.
authority, and letters and memorandums assigning
When assigned to the shipping section, you will be
duties and individual responsibilities.
expected to pack, mark, and label material for
Senior petty officers or officers of the supply
shipment; arrange shipments with the carrier; prepare
department normally draft outgoing correspondence.
transportation and shipment documents; and institute
The SK3 or SK2 is primarily concerned with typing
tracers on shipments. Refer to Naval Supply Systems
and format. Some correspondence originated by the
Command Manual, volume 5, Transportation of
supply department is of a recurring nature and
Property, NAVSUP Publication 1, for transportation of
relatively standard in content. The SK3 and SK2, using
p r o p e r t y i n f o r m a t i o n a n d M i l i t a r y S t a n d a rd
file copies of previous correspondence as a guide, may
Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d M o v e m e n t P ro c e d u r e
draft correspondence of this nature.
(MILSTAMP), DOD 4500.32-R, volume 1.
The format and procedural requirements of official
Squadron or AIMD
correspondence samples are found in the Department
of the Navy Correspondence Manual. Slight variations
When attached to a squadron or AIMD, you will be
from these formats may be practiced at different
assigned to material control. You will be expected to
commands. When assigned to a billet requiring the
perform the following functions:
preparation of correspondence, it is necessary to
Submit requisitions
consult local command instructions outlining the
details pertaining to the preparation of
Receive and forward material
correspondence. You should consult local command
instructions for preparing official correspondence.
Maintain logs, records, and files
Within the Navy, you use a standard letter format
Perform aircraft inventories
when corresponding with certain government
Prepare associated documents
agencies, especially those within the Department of
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