LOG 310 · Quartermaster and Logistics · Level 300 (Non-Commissioned Officer)
A Royal Army College course in running a body's stores and supply, leading its storekeepers, and guarding the integrity of the account.
Course length: approximately 10 hours of online self-study, studied asynchronously at the student's own pace, together with any in-person practical instruction and assessment the course requires.
Foreword
A storekeeper works an account; a quartermaster non-commissioned officer owns it. This course is the step from doing the logistics work to leading it: holding the master account for a section or detachment, supervising the storekeepers who work it, planning the sustainment of a task, advising the commander plainly on what can and cannot be supported, and standing as the guardian of the account's integrity. It is where the careful habits of LOG 201, 210, and 220 become a responsibility carried for others.
The course teaches the quartermaster function and the role of the QM NCO; how to run a stores account and, above all, how to take one over by checking and signing for it, because once you sign, its discrepancies are yours; how to build a sustainment plan and turn it into the logistics paragraph of orders; how to lead a small stores team and manage competing demands by priority, including the honest "no"; how to manage equipment across its life and oversee its maintenance and serviceability; how to receive, inspect, and accept stores at the door, where the account is most exposed; how to lay out, store, and secure the stores so the room matches the ledger; how to manage a budget and spend within authority in US dollars; how to report the supply state as a logistics picture a commander can act on; and how to lead an integrity culture, investigate a loss fairly, and plan continuity of supply. It draws on recognised logistics doctrine and on the leadership taught in the LDR stream.
The quartermaster's word on what is possible shapes what a force attempts, and the quartermaster's honesty is the reason its records can be believed. This course builds the NCO a small force can trust with both.
Who this course is for
This course is for Corporals and Sergeants who hold, or are preparing for, responsibility for a body's stores and supply, and for those advancing in the Quartermaster and Logistics speciality. It assumes LOG 201, LOG 210, and LOG 220, and benefits from LDR 301 · Junior Leadership.
What this course covers
| Lesson | Title |
|---|---|
| 01 | The Quartermaster Function and the QM NCO |
| 02 | Running and Taking Over a Stores Account |
| 03 | Planning Sustainment for a Task |
| 04 | Leading People, Demands, and Priorities |
| 05 | Equipment Management and Maintenance Oversight |
| 06 | Receipt, Inspection, and Acceptance of Stores |
| 07 | The Stores Itself: Layout, Storage, and Security |
| 08 | Managing the Stores Budget and Spending Authority |
| 09 | Logistics Reporting and the Commander's Logistics Picture |
| 10 | Audit, Integrity, and Continuity of Supply |
How this course fits the catalogue
LOG 310 completes the Quartermaster and Logistics speciality, above LOG 201, LOG 210, and LOG 220. It draws on PME 210 · Basic Staff Duties and Written Orders (the logistics paragraph of orders), LDR 301 · Junior Leadership and the Training and Instruction speciality (leading and training storekeepers), HCR 220 · Emergency Preparedness (continuity of supply), and LDR 420 · Command Responsibility and Ethical Leadership (integrity). It supports the Quartermaster appointment and NCO development. Accounts and budgets are in US dollars.
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