Seaman Marshall Timmons, of Decatur, Ga. and fellow future Coast Guard Storekeepers attending entry-level training at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma pause from hands-on practice in financial software to learn tips from their instructor, Sept. 4, 2014. During the eight-week Coast Guard SK “A” School course, students learn and practice the basics of the storekeeper rating, including shipping and receiving, inventory and configuration management, property management, freight transportation and ordering, procurement and payments, in accordance with policy.