SkillBridge - Damage Control Training & Inventory

Chesapeake, VA

Damage Control Training and Inventory Control

Position: Skill Bridge:
Damage Control Training and Inventory Expert

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Time Status: Full-Time / Internship

FLSA Category: Non-Exempt

Primary Functions:

The Navy Damage Control Training and Inventory Expert Skill Bridge Program is a six-month, full-time training unpaid internship opportunity that provides structured, supervised professional development for transitioning Navy Service Members. The program applies Navy damage control and shipboard inventory experience to civilian maritime and defense logistics environments.

Training focuses on safety, emergency response principles, inventory accountability, regulatory awareness, and training development relevant to defense and government contracting operations. Instruction is delivered through classroom training, supervised hands‑on exercises, simulations, and observational learning.

This Skill Bridge position is strictly a training and professional development role. Participants do not displace civilian employees, perform unsupervised labor, or assume independent operational responsibilities. All activities are supervised and conducted in accordance with Department of Defense Skill Bridge requirements.

Position Requirements:

HS Diploma

Command Endorsement for Skill Bridge

Prior Damage Control Experience

Ability to work in a shipboard environment without limitations

General

Experience:

Experience obtained through U.S. Navy service in damage control, emergency response, and/or inventory accountability functions. Experience may include participation in shipboard drills, locker inventories, maintenance readiness checks, training support, or safety program execution. Civilian experience is not required; equivalent military training and practical application satisfy this requirement.

Functional Responsibility:

Participates in supervised training activities designed to translate Navy damage control and shipboard inventory experience into civilian maritime and defense logistics contexts. Functional responsibilities are training‑focused and may include observation, assisted analysis, guided simulations, documentation review, and development of training materials under direct supervision. The participant does not exercise independent authority, make operational decisions, or perform unsupervised labor. This opportunity does require performing physical tasks to install equipment on ships.

Specialized

Experience:

Specialized experience may include Navy damage control qualifications or related experience such as firefighting, flooding control, CBRN defense, shipboard emergency response, damage control locker inventories, training team participation, or safety program support. Familiarity with Navy inventory accountability practices, technical manuals, checklists, and training documentation is highly relevant. Experience delivering or assisting with training, drills, or instructional briefs is beneficial.

Additional Requirements:

Must meet all Department of Defense/Department of War Skill Bridge eligibility requirements and continue to meet the requirements during participation in the program

Ability to follow safety protocols and participate in supervised training exercises

Ability to communicate effectively in a professional training environment

Willingness to comply with company policies, confidentiality requirements, and safety standards

Ability to adapt military experience to civilian training and logistics frameworks

Notes:

This position is part of the Department of Defense Skill Bridge program and is a training and professional development role only. Compensation and benefits remain the responsibility of the Service Member’s military branch. Participation in the program does not guarantee employment upon completion. Program duration is six (6) months, full-time.