Personnel specialist explained

Personnel Specialist
Issued By:	United States Navy
Type:	Enlisted rating
Abbreviation:	PS
Specialty:	Administration

Personnel Specialist (abbreviated as PS) is a United States Navy occupational rating.

Roles

Personnel Specialists:

• Were established as a merger of Personnelman (PN) and Disbursing Clerk (DK) ratings on October 1, 2005
• Perform clerical and administration duties involved in maintaining personnel records, preparing reports and accomplishing accounting procedures
• Counsel enlisted personnel concerning Navy ratings, training, advancement, awards, educational opportunities, and the rights, benefits and advantages of a Navy career
• Utilize and maintain current publications and directives pertaining to personnel administration and operate associated ADP equipment^[1]

References

1. Web site: Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications . Bureau of Naval Personnel . . 2007-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070202205901/http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/OccStandards/OccStd_Menu.htm . 2007-02-02.

See also

• List of United States Navy ratings