Leading Petty Officer (LPO) will assist the LCPO and Division Officer.

• A. The LPO primarily handles logistics.
• B. The LPO assists the LCPO and Division Officer.
• C. The LPO oversees quality assurance.
• D. The LPO commands the work center.

Answer: (B)

The Leading Petty Officer serves as the senior enlisted in a division and acts as the main assistant to both the LCPO and the Division Officer. In practice, the LPO coordinates and supervises the work center’s day-to-day operations, helps plan workloads, assigns tasks, and monitors progress to ensure tasks are completed safely and to standard. They function as the primary link between enlisted personnel and the officers, communicating needs, status, and issues upward and translating orders into actionable steps for the team. This collaborative, supportive role—helping the LCPO and Division Officer manage the division and its people—is why the statement describing the LPO as assisting them is the best choice. Other options describe tasks that aren’t the LPO’s primary focus, such as handling logistics as the main duty, overseeing quality assurance, or commanding the work center, which are not the core responsibilities of the LPO.