My son just went though MEPS,and ASVAB the other day, and found out he is colored blind.
I know this limits his choices to jobs SK being one of them. Can anybody please tell me all the great benefits of this position so I may relay them to him.

Storekeepers perform a wide variets of jobs throughout the Coast Guard. Our job includes, but is not limited to:

- Purchasing
- Contracting
- Shipping / Receiving
- Inventory / Warehouse Management
- Accounting
- Budgeting and Budget Execution
- Property Management

We serve on cutters as well as most shore units. I don't know the official sea/shore ratio, but generally you do one tour at sea in your career. Being a Storekeeper on a cutter is fairly enjoyable. On a cutter, you get to learn a great deal, since you are doing all of the different jobs there. A good portion of our job is desk work, relying heavily on computers. Some units have independent duty Storekeepers where you are the only Storekeeper assigned. This can be a great opportunity to shine. On the flip side of that, there are shops out there that have several Storekeepers. The benefit to being assigned to a unit like that is that you can learn a little bit from each person you are stationed with. In a larger office, there's a good chance that someone you are stationed with has seen or done something before, so they can help you out.

Me personally, I have been stationed to an Air Station, a 378' cutter, a Marine Safety Office, and now a Maritime Safety and Security Team. I have enjoyed each tour. If I had to do it over again, I still think that I would choose to be a Storekeeper. Good luck to your son.

SK1 Kevin Couture

Another great benefit is that many of the skills and training that we acquire translate well to outside jobs. So, if he was going to take college courses or is just unsure if the Coast Guard will be a career then he will have plenty of marketable skills to fill a resume with.

SK1 couldn't of said it any better it's a great job and i'm yet to meet a SK with a grumpy attitude. I'm on a cutter and when your on a cutter I kind of feel like you can take it where ever you want it. I work ATON underway and soon to be breaking in at rigger by choice just because I like going out their and getting my hands dirty from time to time. When your son gets in he will feel it out for himself and decide which path he wants to take, overall he is making a wise choice for joining the Coast Guard, good luck to him.

As the redsox fan above stated, you can be stationed at many types of units. What this translates into is that you can take part in all missions the coast guard has to offer. At each unit you can take on different responsibilities besides your day to day finance duties. It can be one great journey.

I have been stationed on two cutters, a Marine Safety Office, an Air Station, and a support center (were I worked in ship movements on the pier). It almost seems like I have held at least three different jobs during my career with all the different rolls and responsibilities I have held.
Along with the above I have had the opportunity to be just about everywhere and anywhere you could imagine in the state of Alaska.

Being an SK has been a great adventure and I would not imagine being in the coast guard doing anything else.