Navy NEC · Logistics

788A Acquisition Specialist

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

An Acquisition Specialist supports acquisition systems development, testing, logistics, program oversight, and the review and acceptance of supplies and services. This specialist develops acquisition and logistics plans, supports system integration and configuration management, and helps develop and execute program budgets.

Core Skills

Reliability and maintainability support analysis
Logistics provisioning and configuration management
Systems testing and supply acceptance
Acquisition and logistics budget execution

Civilian Career Paths

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Logistics Analysts

Military logistics support analysis, provisioning, and reliability and maintainability work transfer directly to interpreting civilian logistics performance data.

How to prepare: Build an Excel work sample using public or synthetic logistics data to analyze reliability, maintainability, and provisioning needs and recommend support improvements.

What the civilian work involves

Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power BI

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 788A
[1] NEC entry "788A - Acquisition Specialist"; cached text line 19178; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Reliability and maintainability support analysis, Logistics provisioning and configuration management, Systems testing and supply acceptance, Acquisition and logistics budget execution, Logistics Analysts (O*NET 13-1081.02)
O*NET: Logistics Analysts
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Logistics Analysts (O*NET 13-1081.02)

Defense contractor jobs for 788A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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