Logistics Officer

Pilot is a occupation of the Canadian Armed Forces in both the Regular Force (full time) and the Primary Reserve (part-time).

Job Description including salary

Logistics Officers are employed in the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Army. As well, they are employed in various headquarters, schools, and other establishments that do not form part of the three core services.

Broadly, Logistics Officers are responsible for:

Procurement; Warehousing items and material control; Distribution and disposal of military material, equipment, and ammunition; and Coordination of food services, postal services, human resource or financial services.

There are four sub-divisions within the occupation. In the Regular Force, these divisions are:

a. Logistics Officer (LOG). LOG personnel represent the common functional competencies of junior LOG Officers;

b. Logistics Officer - Sea (LOG - SEA). LOG - SEA provides basic logistics support to Naval operations with particular emphasis on support to deployed Naval units;

c. Logistics Officer - Land (LOG - LAND). LOG - LAND provides basic logistics support to Land operations with particular emphasis on support to Army units; and

d. Logistics Officer - Air (LOG - AIR). LOG - AIR provides basic logistics support to Air operations with particular emphasis on the generation, deployment and sustainment to Air units.

There are also four sub-divisions in the occupation in the Reserve Force:

a. Logistics Officer (LOG). LOG personnel represent the common functional competencies of junior LOG Officers;

b. Logistics Officer - Sea Naval Reserve (LOG - SEA NAV RES). LOG - SEA NAV RES provides basic logistics support to the RCN, including Naval Reserve Divisions, through force generation, deployment and sustainment of Naval and CAF operations;

c. Logistics Officer - Land (LOG - LAND). LOG - LAND provides basic logistics support to Land operations with particular emphasis on support to Army units; and

d. Logistics Officer - Air (LOG - AIR). LOG - AIR provides basic logistics support to Air operations with particular emphasis on the generation, deployment and sustainment to Air units.

As of summer 2015, all junior Logistics Officers will receive the same training. The goal is to create a single standard between the Regular and Reserve Force.

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