Navy NEC · Logistics
814A Ammunition Supply Administration
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
An Ammunition Supply Administration specialist requisitions, receives, inspects, stores, and issues ammunition while reporting excesses, shortages, and damage. This specialist conducts inventories, reconciles discrepancies, prepares Ammunition Transaction Reports or Transaction Item Reports, and inspects compliance with applicable directives and reclassification notices.
Core Skills
- ammunition inventory control
- hazardous materials storage
- requisition processing
- warehouse receiving
- issue transaction tracking
- inventory reconciliation
- discrepancy reporting
- regulatory compliance
- records management
Civilian Software & Tools
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
Civilian Career Paths
- Supply Chain Management
- Warehouse Operations
- Inventory Management
- Procurement
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified Logistics Associate (CLA)
- HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification
Career Growth
- Certified Logistics Technician (CLT)
- Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM)
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
What the Work Involves
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
- Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
- Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Related Occupations
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a high school diploma and some on-the-job training.
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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