ABOUT

On a Navy ship, quality of life is vital to keeping Sailor morale high. These are the roles that focus on taking care of fellow Sailors, from providing for their needs to supporting their personal growth and achievement

YEOMAN

Pursuing an administrative career doesn’t have to mean getting stuck in the corporate world. As a Navy Yeoman, there are plenty of opportunities to gain clerical skills in an environment that’s constantly changing. Whether you’re maintaining court records and correspondence for a shipboard legal team, compiling reports for a Commanding Officers, or filing the paperwork for fellow Sailors’ promotions, your skills are always guaranteed to be in demand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Yeomen (YN) are the Navy’s front office, handling all matters clerical and administrative for ships and personnel.

There are two classifications of Yeoman depending on whether you choose to serve on submarines, both with corresponding responsibilities:

Yeoman (YN)

• Preparing, typing and routing correspondence and reports
• Organizing and maintaining files, including personnel files
• Receiving office visits and handling telephone communications
• Performing office personnel administration
• Maintaining records and official publications
• Performing administrative functions for legal proceedings
• Serving as office managers
• Performing other various clerical and administrative duties Yeoman Submarines (YNS)
• Sorting and distributing all official and personal mail
• Serving as shipboard pay clerks
• Store classified records and reports
• Maintain media coordination with Navy public affairs officials
• Organize command−level ceremonies
• Preparing, typing and routing correspondence and reports
• Organizing and maintaining files, including personnel files
• Receiving office visits and handling telephone communications
• Performing office personnel administration
• Maintaining records and official publications
• Performing administrative functions for legal proceedings
• Serving as office managers
• Performing other various clerical and administrative duties

PAY AND BENEFITS

• From the day you start, you’ll receive:
• Competitive salary
• Potential to earn a bonus upon enlistment
• Free health insurance
• Free housing
• A retirement plan
• Paid training

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

• Navy College Program and Tuition Assistance
• Post−9/11 GI Bill, up to 100% tuition
• Professional credentials and certifications
• College credit hours toward a bachelor’s or associate degree through the American Council on Education

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. citizen or equivalent
• High school graduate or equivalent
• 17 years of age or older General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you’re currently serving, whether you’ve served before or whether you’ve never served before.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

You may work from one of many offices located at more than 40 major Naval bases across the country, on ships at sea, or at shore−based installations around the world.

PART-TIME OPPORTUNITIES

The role above is an Active Duty opportunity in the Navy, however there are part-time roles available. As a Navy Reserve Sailor, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Sailors in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes

America’s Navy is approximately 450,000 Sailors, 300 ships and submarines, and 3,700 aircraft strong. Water and salt flow through our veins in the same proportion as the sea. That mighty force is the lifeblood of the greatest Navy ever to sail unstoppably upon it, slip stealthily beneath it or fly unchallenged above it. And we defend with honor, courage, and commitment every hour of every day. We are America’s Navy. We are forged by the sea.