ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRAINING INITIATIVES FOR THE STOREKEEPER (SK) AND POSTAL CLERK (PC) RATINGS MERGER TO LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (LS)

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NAVADMIN 124/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRAINING
INITIATIVES FOR THE STOREKEEPER (SK) AND POSTAL CLERK (PC) RATINGS 
MERGER TO LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (LS)// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON 
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AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 326/08, MERGER OF THE POSTAL CLERK AND 
STOREKEEPER RATINGS.// 1.  THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON 
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAILORS AFFECTED BY THE MERGER ANNOUNCED IN 
REF A.  
2.  THE CENTER FOR SERVICE SUPPORT (CSS) IS DEVELOPING TWO SEPARATE 
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSTAL CLERKS.  THE FIRST IS A SELF-PACED 
COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING (CBT) COURSE WHICH DELIVERS APPRENTICE-LEVEL 
STOREKEEPER TRAINING AND WILL BE AVAILABLE BY 30 JUNE 2009 THROUGH THE 
NAVY E-LEARNING PORTAL ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO).  THE SECOND IS A 
FIVE-DAY, FACE-TO-FACE PC/SK MERGER DIFFERENCE TRAINING COURSE.  QUOTAS 
ARE AVAILABLE IN CANTRAC UNDER CIN:  A-554-0020.  
CURRENT SCHEDULED CLASS DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  CSS LEARNING SITE NORFOLK (CDP 06RD):  
            8 - 12 JUNE 2009
            6 - 10 JULY 2009
            10 - 14 AUGUST 2009
      31 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2009
    B.  CSS LEARNING SITE SAN DIEGO (CDP O6RE):
      25 - 29 MAY 2009
      15 - 19 JUNE 2009
      20 - 24 JULY 2009
      10 - 14 AUGUST 2009
      14 - 18 SEPTEMBER 2009
    C.  ADDITIONAL CONVENING DATES AND LOCATIONS INCLUDING OCONUS WILL 
BE ANNOUNCED VIA THE NKO PC RATING WEB PAGE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. 
3.  ADDITIONALLY, THE LOGISTICS SPECIALIST NON-RESIDENT TRAINING COURSE
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS RATE TRAINING MANUAL) IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND WILL 
BE COMPLETED BY 30 JUNE 2009.  SPECIFIC RELEASE DATE AND STATUS WILL BE 
UPDATED ON THE NKO PC AND SK RATING WEB PAGES.  
4.  SAILORS AFFECTED BY THE MERGER ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 
THE ABOVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.  THE 
SUCCESS OF THIS RATING MERGER DEPENDS ON YOUR SUPPORT.  COMMANDS SHOULD 
ACTIVELY SUPPORT THEIR SAILORS IN OBTAINING AND ATTENDING TRAINING AS 
OUTLINED IN THE ABOVE INITIATIVES.
5.  POINTS OF CONTACTS:
- LCDR JAMES FABBY, SUPPLY ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, AT
(901) 874-2823/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JAMES.FABBY(AT)NAVY.MIL
- PCCM RONALD GUYTON, RATING TECHNICAL ADVISOR, AT
(901) 874-2825/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT RONALD.GUYTON(AT)NAVY.MIL
- PCCS CEDRIC MARKS, CENTER FOR SERVICE SUPPORT, AT
(706) 355-7501 EXT 7667 OR EMAIL AT CEDRIC.MARKS(AT)NAVY.MIL
- SKC STEVEN MCCLELLAN, CSS LEARNING SITE NORFOLK AT
(757) 445-7353 EXT 1026 OR EMAIL AT STEVEN.MCCLELLAN(AT)NAVY.MIL
- PC1 VERNITA FOSTER, CSS LEARNING SITE SAN DIEGO, AT
(619) 556-8950 OR EMAIL AT VERNITA.FOSTER(AT)NAVY.MIL 6.  RELEASED BY 
VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// 
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