Pilots don’t leave the flight deck without their helmets. Navy divers are sunk without their masks. Ships don’t leave ports without parts, cargo, safety equipment, and other supplies. Reservists in the Business Management field ensure that the U.S. Navy remains the most technically advanced, well equipped, and well-supplied Navy in the world. Working from a Naval Air Station or a Navy Reserve Center, you will ensure that materials and equipment needed by Sailors are available and in good working order. Your work environment may vary from a one-person office with sole responsibility for all fiscal/supply records to the supervision of a 60-person warehouse.

Jobs in this field include:

• Disbursing Clerk
• Ship’s Serviceman
• Storekeeper

As part of this occupational specialty, you could:

• Order, receive and issue spare parts, clothing, and general supplies
• Manage/operate retail and service activities ashore, afloat, or on a sub
• Use computers to track and maintain inventory and shipboard retail and service activities
• Operate barber shops, vending machines, video games, laundry, and dry cleaning plants
• Operate office equipment and cash registers
• Keep fiscal records of a facility
• Prepare inventory reports and correspondence

Advanced Training & Certification
Through on-the-job training and formal Navy schooling, you will learn shop management skills as well as the fundamental principles of retail and marketing. You may also earn Department of Labor certification allowing you to work as a stock control supervisor, cargo agent, budget accountant, or barber. Your training might also prepare you for a career or enhance your current career as a retail store manager, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, or a stock/shipping clerk.

Some of the training you’ll receive may count as credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree. The business and service industries are two of the largest employment sectors in the United States. The outstanding technical skills, training, and development you’ll receive in the Business Management community are directly transferable to your civilian career success.

To learn how you can pursue a Business Management job in the Navy Reserve, contact your local Navy Reserve Recruiter today.