Postal clerk (United States Navy)

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Postal clerk

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Rating insignia
Issued by United States Navy
Type Enlisted rating
Abbreviation PC
Specialty Administration

Postal clerk (abbreviated as PC) is a United States Navy occupational rating.

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Rating merger

Effective 1 October 2009, the ratings of storekeeper (SK) and postal clerk (PC) have merged to become logistics specialist (LS). [2]

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References

  1. "Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications". Bureau of Naval Personnel. US Navy. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
  2. "Storekeeper, Postal Clerk Ratings to Merge into Logistic Specialist Rating", Navy.mil, November 19, 2008.

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