Navy NEC · Logistics

D08A Aviation Ordnance Managers Career Progression

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

Overview

An aviation ordnance manager assists the Division Officer with the technical management of airborne weapons aboard aviation ships and at shore activities, including maintenance, logistics, operational support, and explosive safety. The manager coordinates division commitments and priorities while tracking armament equipment, weapons support equipment, airborne weapons, ammunition accountability, handling, stowage, and explosive safety programs.

Core Skills

Ammunition accountability and stowage coordination
Explosive safety program status coordination
Aircraft armament equipment status monitoring
Maintenance and operational support prioritization

Civilian Career Paths

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Logisticians

Coordinating ammunition accountability, handling and stowage while prioritizing maintenance commitments and monitoring support levels transfers directly to logistics coordination and performance review.

How to prepare: Build a sample logistics performance scorecard in Excel using fictional inventory, maintenance commitments, and support targets to practice civilian performance reporting.

What the civilian work involves

Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC D08A
[1] NEC entry "D08A - Aviation Ordnance Managers Career Progression"; cached text line 3729; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Ammunition accountability and stowage coordination, Explosive safety program status coordination, Aircraft armament equipment status monitoring, Maintenance and operational support prioritization, Logisticians (O*NET 13-1081.00)
O*NET: Logisticians
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Logisticians (O*NET 13-1081.00)

Defense contractor jobs for D08A

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