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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 17, 2011 at 10:24am: BR549, we used to live near San Diego. It used to be a nice place to live: However, now it is just dirty and expensive. My son wanted the East Coast and I am glad his wish was granted. All my mom's family are on the East Coast. He looking forward to meeting all my aunts and cousins.

I will keep your son in my prayers.`

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 17, 2011 at 8:54am: Anti M, thank you.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 17, 2011 at 8:50am: R'proudmom, if your son wants CWIS there is a good chance he will get it. Everyone in my son's (A)school class has orders for CWIS. Even my son's boot camp shipmate.

Comment by Anti M on August 17, 2011 at 8:49am: As an ET, the system I was trained on is gone now... but it didn't go all in one piece. New technology was phased in, and the older techs just pick up individual units by going TAD to shorter C schools. Eventually it is all new gear. So I imgaine many weapons systems are the same, with bits and pieces being added and upgraded. Newer ships will have newer systems, but the older ships will have the older systems and need techs who can work on them.

The older systems stay in use until the ships are decommissioned. My husband worked on a certain radar on the Dubuque. Our ET got the same ship, and 30 years later he was working on the very same gear my husband had worked on. LITERALLY! So the Navy doesn't toss out the old util the new is all worked onto the fleet.

Heck, I learned vacuum tube theory in A school because there were still a few pieces of working gear which used the old, old technology. No, I never had to use that knowledge, but I had it if I found myself in a situation where it would be needed.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 17, 2011 at 8:44am: My son had heard something about CWIS being phased out. He doesn't know if it is true or just a bunch of talk.

BR549, how does your son like (C)school.?

Comment by ProudGMBarb on August 17, 2011 at 7:10am: TiffsMom(Sharon) and R'sproudmom...

I think the weapon you are referring to is a CIWS (Close-In Weapons System). Don't think CIWS's are being phased out....but maybe just one particular unit...dunno for sure. Anyway, here's a YouTube video, and a couple other links with info. It sure looks like an awesome system!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdp9llrBLnA

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2100&tid=850&...

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/phalanx-ciws-the-last-defense-o...

http://defense.about.com/od/weaponry/a/Mk-15-Phalanx-Close-In-Weapo...

Comment by R'sproudmom on August 17, 2011 at 6:24am: Anti M, you are a star. Loved it and wish we could have seen it all.

Tiff's mom. Don't know about the hold down. But my son told me last week that his choice is the CWISS,CWIS, or whatever it is. He just started A school and will be filling out that dream sheet soon so he has a good ways to go. Got me wondering about the phase out thing.

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on August 17, 2011 at 2:31am: Anti M I loved your story on TV! :) :)

Can anyone tell me if the fc "c" school in San Diego has a stand down for Christmas? Tiffany got her orders for C school, she will report on Oct 15? be home Sept 29th... until she goes there. Her weapon they gave her is a CWIS?? or CIWSS? I heard it's going to be gone soon, so why will they be training her on this if it will be phased out? :( I am so happy she is finally moving on and she is so glad to not have another winter in Great Lakes LOL