Navy·Consolidated / merged·In Memoriam
Aviation Storekeeper
AK
Served: 1942–2003
Storekeeper with wings — managed aircraft parts, aviation consumables, and squadron supply chains.
The Story
AK's death proves the merger isn't always efficiency. Squadron-supply expertise is real and specialized, and within a decade of the merger NEC codes had re-grown specifically to track who could actually run an aviation supply department.
Epitaph
“Buried twice. NECs are still digging out.”
Sources
- Wikipedia — Storekeeperen.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia — Logistics Specialisten.wikipedia.org