Storekeeper
Overview
Enlisted rank
An enlisted rank is, in most Militaries, any rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer. The term can also be inclusive of non-commissioned officers...
rating in the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
; until 2009 it was also a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
rating, the most common supply rate in US Navy vs. CS (Culinary Specialist
Culinary Specialist (US Navy)
Culinary Specialist is a United States Navy occupational rating. It was formerly the Mess Management Specialist rating until 15 January 2004, and as Steward prior to 1975.-Duties:...
) and SH (Ship's Serviceman
Ship's Serviceman
Ship's Serviceman is a rating in the US Navy.-General information:Ship's servicemen manage and operate shipboard retail and service activities using microcomputers. This includes ship's stores, vending machines and video games, barber shops, laundry and dry cleaning plants, and tailor shops...
) and very much equivalent to the MOS
United States military occupation code
A United States military occupation code, or a Military Occupational Specialty code , is a nine character code used in the United States Army and United States Marines to identify a specific job. In the U.S. Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes is used...
92 of the US Army. In the Navy this rate, together with PC (Postal Clerk
Postal Clerk (US Navy)
Postal Clerk is a United States Navy occupational rating.Postal Clerks:* Operate Navy post offices* Supervise, organize and establish or disestablish a Navy post office...
), has been renamed or superseded by the rate Logistics Specialist
Logistics Specialist
The Logistics Specialist is a US Navy rating that was created on October 1, 2009 by the merger of the Storekeeper and Postal Clerk ratings.,-Job Description:...
(LS).
One of the oldest Navy ratings, Storekeepers are tasked with maintaining ship
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
or company
Company (military unit)
A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...
military supply stores.