Yeoman (US Navy)
Encyclopedia
Yeoman is the oldest rating in the United States Navy
. Yeomen perform secretarial and clerical
work. They deal with visitors, telephone
calls and incoming mail
. They organize files and operate copy machines and order and distribute supplies. They write and type business and social letters, notices, directives, forms and reports.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. Yeomen perform secretarial and clerical
Clerk
Clerk, the vocational title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. It is also occasionally used to refer to third-year medical students completing a medical clerkship. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record...
work. They deal with visitors, telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
calls and incoming mail
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
. They organize files and operate copy machines and order and distribute supplies. They write and type business and social letters, notices, directives, forms and reports.
See also
- Yeoman (F)Yeoman (F)Yeoman was a rank in the U.S. Naval Reserve in World War I. The first Yeoman was Loretta Perfectus Walsh. At the time, the women were popularly referred to as "yeomanettes" or even "yeowomen", although the official designation was Yeoman ....
- List of United States Navy ratings