About A big part of life on a Navy ship is making sure the right items arrive at the right time. As a Supply Corps Officer, that means you’re making sure the right sonar parts arrive so technicians can make repairs, or the right medicines show up on the way to a humanitarian mission across the world, or simply that tonight's meal is ready for Sailors on your ship. Navy missions rely on having logistics down to a science, which is why Supply Corps Officers are so valuable. These Sailors know how to get just about anything to anywhere at any time, no matter the distance.

Responsibilities The success and safety of every mission depends on getting needed supplies, materials and equipment at a moment’s notice. Supply Corps Officers make sure the Navy has what it needs, when it needs it. Responsibilities for this job may include:

• Analyzing the demand for supplies and forecast future needs
• Ensuring all parts and equipment needed for ship maintenance and repairs are ordered and received on time
• Overseeing all retail services, logistics and culinary operations
• Managing the inspection, shipping, handling and packaging of supplies and equipment
• Directing personnel who receive inventory and issue supplies and equipment
• Evaluating bids and proposals submitted by potential suppliers
• Maintaining budgets
• Studying ways to use space and distribute supplies efficiently
• Determining the fastest, most economical way to transport cargo or personnel
• Overseeing the handling of special items suchs as medicine and explosives

Pay and Benefits From the day you start, you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary
• Potential to earn an enlistment bonus
• Free health insurance
• Free housing
• A retirement plan
• Paid training
• College credit

Education Opportunities

• Navy College Program and Tuition Assistance
• Post–9/11 GI Bill (up to 100% tuition)
• Professional credentials and certifications
• College credit hours toward a bachelor’s or associate degree through the American Council on Education

Qualifications and Requirements

• U.S. citizen or equivalent
• High school graduate or equivalent
• 17 years of age or older
• General qualifications may vary depending on whether you’re currently serving, have served before, or have never served.

Work Environment These roles perform a variety of duties worldwide at numerous overseas and stateside shore commands, aboard surface ships, aircraft, and submarines. Time is generally divided between assignments ashore and afloat.

Part-Time Opportunities Serving part-time in the Navy Reserve, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Supply Corps Officers in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes. This gives you the flexibility to expand your profession in the Navy without compromising your civilian career at home. For annual training, Supply Corps Officers may serve anywhere in the world, whether at sea or on shore stations at home and abroad.

America’s Navy is approximately 450,000 Sailors, 300 ships and submarines, and 3,700 aircraft strong. Water and salt flow through our veins in the same proportion as the sea. That mighty force is the lifeblood of the greatest Navy ever to sail unstoppably upon it, slip stealthily beneath it or fly unchallenged above it. And we defend with honor, courage, and commitment every hour of every day. We are America’s Navy. We are forged by the sea.