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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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Great Lakes A School Q&A
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The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 2332
Latest Activity: Mar 12
Discussion Forum
leave after A/C school-- orders are confusing
Started by MANDY. Last reply by Anti M Aug 16, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What happens after ASchool?
Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
BECC Info?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Phoenixmom on January 26, 2018 at 5:19pm
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Fire Controlman (FC) Navy Job Description - The Balance
https://www.thebalance.com › Your Career › US Military Careers › Careers › Navy Jobs
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Hi Butterball ,here info for you and once A school is almost near he should get his orders while still in A school.
Training for Navy Fire Controlmen
Recruits can't enlist with the guarantee of an FC rating. They're required to enlist under the Navy's advanced electronics/computer field (AECF), and will spend about nine weeks in basic electronics training. That's in addition to fire controlman "A" school for about 20 weeks, both of which are conducted at the Navy base in Great Lakes, Illinois.
During the initial phase of AECF training, recruits are assigned to either the fire controlman rating or the electronic technician (ET) rating. These two ratings comprise the basis of a ship's combat systems department, which are responsible for maintaining its readiness for combat operations.
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Comment by Butterball on January 26, 2018 at 5:04pm
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Okay Anti M, I am seeing lots about ET's and EM's and all but what about FC,'s what is the deal with them. I am not quite sure about graduation or orders. My son is in A school currently, basically just started in A school. How long before he graduates, or knows what his orders will be, would be nice information, if you could advise. Thank you in advance.
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Thank You Anti M, Yea his sleep pattern was way off when he was home for the Holidays , worried me a bit, but he said he was fine.
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Comment by Anti M on January 26, 2018 at 4:11pm
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I can ask my husband when he gets home what the engineering workcenters are like. He was an ET, and aboard gator freighters (troop carrier style ships), but he'll have a better picture of it than I do. I was at communications stations, and not allowed aboard ships!
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He will be part of a workcenter with other EMs, and potentially others in engineering ratings. Much of his time will be taken up with preventive maintenance, there's a system and schedule for that. He will also be part of other "teams", and do drills for things such as man overboard, fire, etc. Plus he will have duty, although I couldn't tell you for sure what type of watch he might end up standing. He will need to complete his shipboard "quals" and begin working toward advancement, and his ESWS pin. Plus field day. The poor kid is going to be short on sleep, a chronic condition when deployed.
As an E-3, there is a chance he will be "cranking" for up to 90 days. That's working on ship support such as laundry or the galley. Everyone hates it, but it must be done.
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Anti M do the Electrician's Mate work with other EM'S or is there another trade who works side by side with them? just curious on how that works.
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Comment by Bandmom on January 26, 2018 at 3:19pm
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Phoenixmom, Congrats! My Sailor is an E.T. still in A School. Doesn't graduate until Feb. 9.
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According to him he will be on a Aircraft Carrier CVN71, He is a EMFN (Electrician's Mate/Fireman). And Yes so close!
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Hello Phoenixmom, That will be nice for you with San Diego so close to Phoenix. Is your sailor going to a destroyer also?
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