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Logistics Specialist

E-6 (Staff Sergeant) · Navy

E1–E3E-4E-5E-6E-7E8–E9
HEADS UP

LS1 (E-6) is the supply department's senior petty officer in day-to-day financial management, and the LPO role is likely the next assignment in your career timeline. The chief's board — the LSC selection — is now a real planning horizon, not an abstraction. Your eEVAL narrative, your supply officer's recommendation specificity, and the breadth of your financial management and supply operations experience matter to the board in ways that no NWAE score can compensate for if they are weak. The LS1 who treats this paygrade as a waiting room for chief is the LS1 the board passes. The one who runs the LPO role with the discipline and precision of someone who intends to be trusted with the department is the one the board selects.

The Honest MOS Read
Logistics Specialist First Class (LS1, E-6) is the supply department's senior enlisted financial manager and operational lead, and in many commands the LS1 is functioning as the Leading Petty Officer — the primary day-to-day interface between the supply department's junior personnel and the supply officer. The supply officer who has an LS1 she trusts does not spend her mornings reviewing obligation ledger printouts. She asks one question at the weekly sync — 'anything I need to know?' — and relies on the LS1's answer being complete. The budget administration function at LS1 is the most consequential financial management work in the rating. In supply departments with a dedicated budget administrator role, the LS1 manages the operating budget from the quarterly financial plan through the year-end close: tracking the budget authority allocated to the supply department, managing the commitment and obligation entries against the budget lines, forecasting the year-end position, and processing the required inputs to the type commander's financial system. The supply officer who receives a clean year-end financial position — one that neither under-obligates (which means funds weren't used for the command's needs) nor over-obligates (which is an Antideficiency Act concern) — is a supply officer who can defend her department's financial management before the type commander without preparation. The LPO function adds the personnel management and administrative workload that the LS2 section lead only partially experienced. At LS1 as LPO, you are writing the eEVAL inputs for the LS3s and LS2s in the department, managing the watch bill for the supply department's duty rotation, coordinating the leave schedule against the ship's operational calendar, running the section's advancement training and NWAE study program, and serving as the supply officer's primary advisor on the enlisted personnel in the department. The supply officer who asks 'what do you think about putting Petty Officer Chen in for the fleet logistics center tour after the current billet?' is asking the LS1 LPO, not running her own analysis. The LDO/CWO application decision, if it was not made at LS2, is now past the optimal window in many cases — some LDO programs prefer the E-5/E-6 selection point, and some LS1s are at the top of the eligibility age range by the time they pin on LS1. The LS1 who has not applied should pull the current NPC criteria immediately after pin-on and determine whether the window is still open. If not, the chief's path and a strong civilian financial management career after 20 are the primary planning horizon. The NWAE for LSC is the technical gate. The LSC selection process includes the NWAE, but the eEVAL record and the command endorsements are what the chief's selection board reads most carefully. The board selects for character, leadership, and demonstrated performance at the senior-petty-officer level — and the LS1 whose supply officer writes 'managed the department's $X million obligation account with zero audit findings across two consecutive NAVSUP reviews; hand-selected by the department head for the type commander's financial review team' is the LS1 whose file reads like a chief. The LS1 whose eEVAL says 'performs duties in an above-average manner' watches the board pass her name. The Navy's PME (Professional Military Education) ladder is also a real factor. Navy Leader Development Program (NAVLEAD) completion, correspondence courses, and education toward the Navy's associate degree (CCAF equivalent via the Navy's General Education Development program or formal college credit through Navy Tuition Assistance) are visible in the chief's selection file. The LS1 who is enrolled in a community college supply-chain or accounting program and can cite it in the advancement package is demonstrating exactly the financial management commitment the selection board is looking for.
Career Arc
  • 01LS1 pin-on via NWAE — FMS-based slate; LPO function begins, formally or informally, within the first assignment.
  • 02Leading Petty Officer (LPO) assignment — personnel management, watch bill, eEVAL inputs, section advancement training.
  • 03Budget administration function: quarterly financial plan, year-end close, Antideficiency Act compliance.
  • 04LDO/CWO final eligibility window check — if not applied at LS2, pull NPC criteria immediately after LS1 pin-on.
  • 05CPO (LSC) NWAE prep — the selection board weighs eEVAL record and command endorsement quality more than exam score.
  • 06Senior Enlisted PME: NAVLEAD, college-level accounting or supply chain coursework via Navy Tuition Assistance.
  • 07Navy Counselor / Career Counselor qualification if command assigns — career planning mentorship is the LS1 LPO's natural collateral.
Common Screwups
  • ×Submitting a quarterly financial plan with an obligation forecast that the type commander's staff corrects before the supply officer signs it. The financial plan is the LS1's professional product — the supply officer's name is on the signature block, but the LS1's credibility is the foundation. A forecast the TYCOM staff corrects is a forecast the supply officer cannot defend as her own work.
  • ×Writing eEVAL inputs for junior LS personnel that are vague, comparative to peers rather than absolute, or that cannot be tied to specific documented events. The supply officer who receives an eEVAL input that says 'one of our top performers' with no specific financial management accomplishments attached is the supply officer who writes a generic narrative — which is the narrative the chief's selection board reads as average.
  • ×Failing to mentor the LS2 who is showing LPO potential. The LS1 who hoards the LPO function — does not share the financial management reasoning, does not train the LS2 to run the budget administration during leave, does not build a backup — is the LS1 who becomes the single point of failure in the department when she detaches, and the supply officer who depends on a single point of failure does not write strong endorsements.
  • ×Missing the LDO/CWO application window without deliberate analysis. The LS1 who discovers the eligibility window closed while she was focused on the next NWAE is the LS1 who makes a career decision by inaction instead of choice.
  • ×NJP / financial misconduct / any integrity issue. The LS1 handles appropriated funds. Any financial integrity finding — a GPC misuse, a falsified receiving report, a missing accountability document — is career-ending at this paygrade. The investigation starts with the most senior LS in the department.

A Day in the Life

  • 0500-0600Wake up. Review the financial management calendar: any TYCOM financial report inputs due today, any GPC monthly statement close today, any watchbill gaps discovered since yesterday's closeout that need resolution before morning muster.
  • 0600-0700Command PT. The LS1 LPO who maintains Good Medium or above on the PRT sends the signal to the section that physical standards are not a junior-petty-officer concern — they are the LPO's standard too.
  • 0700-0800Hygiene, chow, uniform. ERP obligation-ledger dashboard reviewed; any overnight entries reconciled; section email and task queue reviewed for anything that changed since yesterday's closeout.
  • 0800-0830LPO morning muster. Accountability called, day's priorities set on the whiteboard, specific tasks assigned with deadlines. Any TYCOM financial calendar events for the week briefed to the section. Supply officer sync at 0830 — brief the 'anything I need to know' question in under three minutes.
  • 0830-1100Budget administration work: obligation ledger update, commitment entries matched to approved requirements, aged items reviewed. GPC program management: agent logs reviewed, statement close if due this week, quarterly account review preparation if the certifying official meeting is this week.
  • 1100-1200Chow. LPO's personal time to review the watchbill and the section's afternoon assignments before the first person asks a question.
  • 1200-1500Afternoon block. eEVAL input drafting if in the evaluation season; advancement training session with the section if this is a study-session day; TYCOM financial report inputs formatted for supply officer review if the report is due this week; LDO/CWO application research or college coursework if applicable.
  • 1500-1600End-of-day LPO walkthrough. Every section member accounted for, every assigned task confirmed complete or handed off with a documented status, financial logs current, section ready for the supply officer's walkthrough.
  • 1600 onwardLiberty call on garrison days when the financial calendar is clear. Underway, end of day is determined by the ship's watch rotation and the supply department's duty schedule. The LS1 who stays when the TYCOM financial input is due tomorrow morning is the LPO the supply officer trusts.

Weekly Cadence

The LS1 LPO's weekly rhythm is built from two sources: the financial management calendar and the personnel management calendar. The financial management calendar is driven by the TYCOM's reporting cycle — quarterly financial plans, monthly obligation reports, semi-annual GPC program reviews, the annual year-end close. The personnel management calendar is driven by the evaluation cycle, the advancement cycle, and the operational schedule. Monday is the alignment day: financial calendar check, section advancement status review, watchbill reconciliation against the upcoming week's operational events. The supply officer's weekly sync is Monday afternoon; the LPO who comes prepared with a 90-second financial management status — current obligation rate, any aged open items, any GPC deadlines this week — is the LPO the supply officer relies on. Tuesday through Thursday execute against the Monday plan. Budget entries are posted, GPC logs are reviewed, advancement study sessions run twice weekly. Wednesday typically falls as the section's heavier training day — NAVSUP P-485 procedures review, mock GPC audit drill, supply officer's financial procedures Q&A session with the junior LS personnel. Friday is plan-of-week-out and any TYCOM financial inputs due for the period. The supply officer's department head weekly meeting draws on the LPO's financial management summary; those inputs need to be ready before the meeting, not during it. The LS1 who anticipates the question before the supply officer asks it — the one who has the month's obligation curve on a single chart and the section's advancement status in a two-sentence update — is the LPO the supply officer calls an exceptional senior petty officer on the evaluation report.

Key Skills — How to Drill Each

  1. 01
    Manage the supply department's annual operating budget — quarterly financial plan, mid-year review, year-end close — with zero Antideficiency Act findings and a year-end position the supply officer can defend to the type commander.
    The budget administration cycle runs on the TYCOM's financial calendar. Pull the annual financial plan guidance from the type commander's financial staff as soon as it is published — typically in Q4 of the prior fiscal year. Build the operating plan by account (O&MN, WPN, OPN as applicable) with inputs from the supply officer and the department heads whose maintenance and operational requirements drive the supply account. Track execution weekly against the plan: commitment entries in ERP matched to the plan, obligation entries matched to committed requirements, expenditures matched to received material. The year-end close that shows a 95-105% obligation rate against the year's budget authority is the year-end close the supply officer signs confidently. The close that shows 60% obligation or 112% obligation requires an explanation the TYCOM financial staff will not accept gracefully.
  2. 02
    Write eEVAL inputs for LS3 and LS2 personnel that contain specific, dated, outcome-tied financial management accomplishments — inputs the supply officer can translate directly into competitive evaluation narratives.
    The eEVAL input is a research document, not a character reference. For each petty officer in the section, maintain a running accomplishment log throughout the year: specific transaction volumes managed, specific audit results achieved, specific financial discrepancies found and corrected, specific innovations introduced to the section's procedures. The input you hand the supply officer in October should be drawn from that log — 'managed 847 GPC transactions in FY26 with zero audit findings across two NAVSUP semi-annual reviews; single-handedly reconciled a $47K obligation discrepancy identified during the Q3 mid-year review, recovering $47K in obligation authority the department was at risk of losing' is an eEVAL input the supply officer can write a competitive narrative from. 'Performed duties in a superior manner' is what the supply officer writes when the LS1 did not give her better material.
  3. 03
    Run the section's NWAE advancement training program — study schedule, BIB review sessions, mock exam questions, practice drills for financial management and supply operations procedures.
    The LPO's advancement program is the supply department's pipeline. The section's advancement rate — what percentage of eligible LS3s and LS2s make rate on the first or second attempt — is a visible metric the supply chief reviews at the end of each advancement cycle. Build the program on the current BIB: pull the bibliography, divide it into weekly topics, run a 45-minute study session twice a week during approved study time, bring in the supply officer or supply chief for the quarterly performance check-in. The LPO who runs a documented, structured advancement program produces petty officers who make rate; the LPO who says 'study on your own time' produces petty officers who watch the slate from the bench.
  4. 04
    Coordinate the supply department's duty rotation, leave schedule, and watchbill against the ship's operational calendar — presenting the supply officer a department that is always manned to standard without the supply officer having to ask whether it is.
    The LPO's watchbill management is preventive maintenance, not reactive scheduling. The supply officer who calls the LPO at 0700 asking why the storeroom is unmanned for the morning material receipt evolution is the supply officer who has lost confidence in the LPO's operational management. Build the watchbill three weeks out, reconcile it against the operational calendar (underway periods, port visits, training evolutions, readiness inspections), and brief the supply officer on any coverage gaps before they become events. The liberty card that depletes the section below minimum manning because two LS3s had leave approved in the same week is a watchbill failure, not a leave management failure — the LPO who built the watchbill owns the gap.

Manuals & References — What Chapters Matter

  • NAVSUP P-485 — Naval Supply Procedures and TYCOM financial management instructions
    At LS1 you are the reference. The supply officer who asks a procedural question expects the LS1 LPO to answer from P-485 and the TYCOM's implementing instructions without looking it up. Know the obligation cycle chapters, the financial reporting requirements, and the audit-compliance sections cold. The TYCOM's financial management instruction supplements P-485 for the specific accounting procedures your command uses — read both.
  • Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §1341 et seq.) and DoD FMR (DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 14)
    The Antideficiency Act is the law behind every obligation-accounting discipline requirement in the supply department. The LS1 who can explain why over-obligating an appropriation is a federal violation — not just a financial accounting error — is the LS1 who takes the obligation ledger seriously. DoD FMR Volume 14 governs the administrative controls that prevent ADA violations; the chapter on apportionment and obligation controls is directly relevant to the budget administrator function.
  • BUPERSINST 1430 series — Navy Enlisted Advancement System
    The LPO's advancement training program is governed by the BUPERSINST 1430 series, which documents the NWAE administration procedures, the BIB publication process, and the FMS formula. The LS1 who knows the BUPERSINST cold can answer every advancement question a junior LS petty officer brings to her without sending them to the career counselor for routine questions.
  • MILPERSMAN 1610 series — Performance Evaluation System
    eEVAL input writing is governed by MILPERSMAN 1610. The LS1 who knows the evaluation standards for each block, the time-in-rate eligibility rules for early promotes, and the procedures for contesting a report writes evaluation inputs that survive the supply officer's review and the administrative process without correction.
  • NPC LDO/CWO program guidance — current year at mynavyhr.navy.mil
    If the LS1 has not applied to LDO or CWO yet, pulling the current program guidance immediately after pin-on is the first career decision of the LS1 paygrade. The eligibility criteria, the application components, and the board timeline are all in the program guidance. The LS1 who discovers she missed the window by not reading the guidance is the LS1 who made a consequential career decision by default.

Standards — How to Hit Each

  • Budget obligation rate: 95-105% of annual operating budget obligated by fiscal year-end, with a clean Antideficiency Act certification.
    Track the obligation rate monthly against the quarterly financial plan. The 95% floor means the department used its resources for the command's needs; the 105% ceiling means the department did not exceed its authority. Both ends require active management — under-obligating means requirements went unmet; over-obligating means a potential ADA violation. The supply officer who signs the year-end certification does so because the LS1 managed the execution curve throughout the year, not because it worked out by accident.
  • Zero GPC audit findings across both the semi-annual NAVSUP program review and the annual DoD IG cycle.
    The LS1 who manages the GPC program at the section level — auditing the LS3 agents' logs against the checklist six weeks before every review — finds the gaps before the auditor does. A corrective action taken before the audit is a managed program; a finding discovered by the auditor is a failed program. Document every corrective action taken; the auditor who finds a prior-period self-identified issue with a documented corrective action reads a managed program.
  • Section advancement rate — at least 50% of eligible LS3s and LS2s in the section making rate on the first or second attempt.
    The section's advancement rate is the LPO's visible performance metric at the annual supply chief review. The LS1 who tracks each petty officer's BIB completion status monthly, who runs structured study sessions, and who has documented study logs for every eligible petty officer is the LPO whose section produces advancement results. The LPO whose section advances below the rating's historical average is the LPO the chief has a direct conversation with before the next advancement cycle closes.

Technical Mistakes — Concrete Consequences

  • Submitting a quarterly financial plan with obligation projections based on prior-year averages rather than current-year requirements.
    The TYCOM financial staff will compare the plan to the ship's operational schedule and maintenance budget. A plan that does not reflect the command's actual requirements — because the LS1 used a prior-year cut-and-paste rather than building from current work-center inputs — gets returned with questions. The supply officer who has to explain a planning methodology to the TYCOM financial staff that she did not design loses credibility she earned over the prior year.
  • Failing to document a GPC cardholder's quarterly account review — allowing the certifying official to sign the quarterly review without the required supporting documentation.
    The quarterly GPC account review requires documented evidence of the cardholder's transaction review and the certifying official's concurrence. A signed review without supporting documentation is a procedural finding in the next audit — and the program manager (the LS1) is responsible for ensuring the documentation exists before the certifying official signs. The finding travels up to the command financial officer and the CO's signature block.
  • Writing the watchbill in a way that leaves the supply department below minimum manning for a material receipt evolution or a TYCOM financial readiness visit.
    The supply officer who arrives at a TYCOM financial readiness visit with a supply department that is undermanned for the review has a conversation she cannot make positive. The LPO who built the watchbill owns the gap, and the supply officer who is asked why her section was undermanned for the review will have an honest answer about the LPO's operational planning quality.

Career Decisions at This Rank

  • Chief petty officer (LSC) selection board — what the board actually reads and how to build the file
    The LSC selection board reads eEVALs with specific financial management accomplishments cited in the narrative, reads command endorsements that name specific achievements rather than offering generic praise, and reads the overall career pattern for breadth — sea and shore, financial management and operational supply, multiple command types. The LS1 who builds the selection package deliberately — specific eEVAL narratives, a supply officer who writes specifically, a career arc that shows both financial management depth and operational supply breadth — is the LS1 whose file the board reads as a chief. The LS1 whose file says 'performed duties in a superior manner' across eight consecutive eEVALs without a single specific financial management achievement cited is the LS1 the board passes.
  • LDO/CWO final window — apply this year or close the door
    Some LDO programs accept E-6 applicants; the LS1's first year after pin-on may be the last eligible year. Pull the current NPC program guide immediately. If still eligible, the application decision is binary — apply this year or foreclose the commissioned-officer path. The LS1 who is tracking toward LSC and chief selection may reasonably choose to stay the enlisted path; the LS1 who wants the LDO path and does not apply while eligible makes the decision by default.
  • Advanced education — accounting, supply chain management, or MBA while on active duty
    Navy Tuition Assistance funds college coursework for active-duty members. The LS1 pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree in accounting, supply chain management, or business administration while on active duty is building the post-service civilian credential that closes the gap between 'military logistics experience' and 'civilian financial manager' in a hiring manager's evaluation. An LS1 who separates after twenty years with a BS in Accounting and an active CPA candidate status enters the civilian financial management market at a fundamentally different starting point than the one who separates with service record only.

How the Seat Varies by Unit Type

  • Surface combatant LPO
    The LS1 LPO on a DDG or CG is running a 3-6 person LS shop with full financial accountability for the ship's supply account. The supply officer on a small combatant often has one LS1 who is simultaneously the LPO, the budget administrator, the GPC program manager, and the senior supply advisor. The load is real; so is the visibility. Clean financial management on a DDG earns direct, specific supply officer recognition in every evaluation report.
  • Aircraft carrier — senior LS in the S-2 financial management or supply division
    The carrier LS1 manages a larger functional division within a large supply department. The financial management division on a carrier is handling multi-million-dollar annual obligation accounts. The LS1 who runs clean budget execution on a carrier deployment is building the financial management credential that Fleet Logistics Centers and NAVSUP WSS billets are written for.
  • Fleet Logistics Center or NAVSUP WSS — senior LS in a regional logistics function
    Shore-based FLC and WSS billets put the LS1 in fleet-wide financial management and contracting support. The contracting office at FLC Norfolk processes billions in supply-chain transactions annually. The LS1 who completes a FLC tour with clean audit results and documented contracting support experience has a near-direct translation to GS-11 through GS-13 DoD civilian supply and contracting positions.

What Good Looks Like at This Rank

The good LS1 is the petty officer the supply officer stops calling to ask whether something is done, because she already knows it is done. The quarterly financial plan lands on the supply officer's desk ten days before it is due to the TYCOM financial staff, built from current-year work-center inputs and annotated with a risk narrative for any accounts that are projecting above-target obligation rates. The eEVAL inputs for the LS3s and LS2s are in the supply officer's inbox in September with specific, dated, outcome-tied accomplishments that the supply officer can write a competitive narrative from without additional research. The section's advancement program is documented and running — study sessions on the calendar, BIB completion logs in the LPO's folder, mock exam results tracked by petty officer against a benchmark date. The supply chief who asks about the section's LS2 advancement picture at the quarterly PME sync hears a specific, organized answer: who is on what BIB chapter, who has a completed log, who is tracking for the fall cycle, who needs additional time and what the plan is. The senior enlisted community on the ship — the chiefs in other departments — notices the LS1 who knows the financial management picture without looking it up, who gives the supply officer a clean answer at the weekly sync without qualification, and who trains the LS3s the way she was trained. The supply officer's next performance endorsement letter, the one that says 'select this petty officer for chief immediately,' is written because the LS1 has been making that case with her work product for two years, not because she made one impressive presentation.

Preview — The Next Rank

LSC (E-7) is the Navy's chief petty officer paygrade — the goat locker, the Mess, the professional community that runs the Navy's enlisted force. Making chief is not a promotion in the enlisted-NCO sense of the Army or Air Force; it is a selection and an induction into a professional community with distinct obligations, a distinct uniform (khakis), and a distinct role in the command's leadership structure. The LSC who pins on for the first time is not just a senior petty officer with a new collar device — she is the supply officer's primary enlisted advisor, the mentor of every LS petty officer in the department, and the keeper of the supply department's institutional knowledge across multiple supply officer tour rotations. The financial management scope at LSC spans the department, not just a section. The supply officer at LSC paygrade level is typically the LSC's primary day-to-day partner — the LSC manages the enlisted workforce and the operational execution of the financial management program; the supply officer manages the external relationships (TYCOM, department heads, CO). The clean division of labor depends on the LSC's competency and judgment being deep enough that the supply officer can delegate with confidence. The path from LS1 to LSC is not a NWAE path in isolation — the selection board weighs the totality of the service record, the eEVAL record's specificity and trajectory, the command endorsements, and the career arc. The LS1 who builds the file deliberately, who earns specific and compelling eEVAL narratives, and who is ready to articulate her career's financial management arc and her vision for the LSC role is the LS1 the board selects. The one who waits for selection to happen without building toward it waits a long time.
FAQ

LS E6 — Frequently Asked Questions

Q01What does a E6 LS (Logistics Specialist) actually do?
You are LPO of the supply division — the financial management section of a surface combatant, the supply and logistics department of an aviation squadron, the stores and provisioning division on a submarine, or a shore logistics activity running three to five functional accounts under a supply officer who has two other divisions to manage.
Q02What's the most important thing to know as a E6 LS?
LS1 (E-6) is the supply department's senior petty officer in day-to-day financial management, and the LPO role is likely the next assignment in your career timeline.
Q03What does a typical day look like for a E6 LS?
Time-blocked day at the E6 LS rank tier: 0500-0600 Wake up. Review the financial management calendar: any TYCOM financial report inputs due today, any GPC monthly statement close today, any watchbill gaps discovered since yesterday's closeout that need resolution before morning muster, 0600-0700 Command PT. The LS1 LPO who maintains Good Medium or above on the PRT sends the signal to the section that physical standards are not a junior-petty-officer concern — they are the LPO's standard too, 0700-0800 Hygiene, chow, uniform. ERP obligation-ledger dashboard reviewed;…
Q04What mistakes get E6 LS soldiers fired or relieved?
Submitting a quarterly financial plan with an obligation forecast that the type commander's staff corrects before the supply officer signs it. The financial plan is the LS1's professional product — the supply officer's name is on the signature block, but the LS1's credibility is the foundation. A forecast the TYCOM staff corrects is a forecast the supply officer cannot defend as her own work; Writing eEVAL inputs for junior LS personnel that are vague,…
Q05What career decisions matter most at the E6 LS rank tier?
Chief petty officer (LSC) selection board — what the board actually reads and how to build the file — The LSC selection board reads eEVALs with specific financial management accomplishments cited in the narrative, reads command endorsements that name specific achievements rather than offering generic praise, and reads the overall career pattern for breadth — sea and shore, financial management and operational supply, multiple command types. The LS1 who builds the selection package deliberately — specific eEVAL narratives, a supply officer who writes specifically,…
Q06What's next after E6 for a LS (Logistics Specialist) in the Navy?
LSC (E-7) is the Navy's chief petty officer paygrade — the goat locker, the Mess, the professional community that runs the Navy's enlisted force.
Q07What manuals and regulations does a E6 LS need to know cold?
NAVSUP Publication 485 — Supply Afloat (full volume); you are the LPO the supply officer comes to with the accountability question the manual answers.; NAVSUP P-723 — Logistics Specialist Rate Training Manual; you own this document at the LPO level and cite it when the inspection question comes up.; FAR 48 CFR and DFARS — the contracting and acquisition framework your financial documents flow into; you advise the supply officer on fund-cite rules and appropriation law at the LPO level.

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