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Comment by Allison on April 3, 2017 at 6:17am

ScouttoNavyMom he might receive verbal orders that tell him whether he will be et or fc, but nothing is set in stone until the day he gets his travel packet. You are right that AECF is a group rather than a rate. When people used to ask me before we knew, I would simply say "he will be in the aecf program." People who are very familiar with the Navy will know what you are talking about and those who are not will probably just want to know what that is, and you can tell them basically, "it is the advanced computer and electronics field, and while it is still up in the air what he'll specialize in, he will likely work on communication, networking, or weapons systems either operating or repairing these systems as necessary." That doesn't really explain it, as there's so much you can do in both rates, but that it's the simplest answer I could come up with to get people to understand and stop asking until he was further along in school. Once he knows, you'll be able to give more detailed information about what he does for other family and friends.

Comment by Momof1 on April 3, 2017 at 2:25am

Idk. He arrived on 3/28

Comment by ScoutToNavyMom on April 2, 2017 at 10:01pm

Is your son's PIR 5/12?

Comment by Momof1 on April 2, 2017 at 9:59pm

I bet our sons know one another!!

Comment by ScoutToNavyMom on April 2, 2017 at 9:56pm

My son is in BC. Then to A School in GL for AECF. As I understand-they don't have a rate until partway in to BC, right? I really don't understand-everyone asks "What's his rate?" But is AECF more of a group with rates within?

Comment by Momof1 on April 2, 2017 at 9:14pm

Hi Smidgee. My Son also is at BC. Then attending AECF!! Good to meet you

Comment by Anti M on February 26, 2017 at 12:28pm

Welcome Smidgee.  This group is more for those in AECF who have moved on to A school.  While you are totally welcome, be sure you are also in the boot camp group, which is much more active, and will have up to the minute advice and information about RTC and PIR.

http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms

Comment by ismenia on February 25, 2017 at 6:53pm

Letter is here, graduation April 14th, division 923?

Comment by Anti M on February 25, 2017 at 10:10am

@ Tinamarie ... there is not a Dahlgren group on N4M, but the command has a FB page.  

https://www.facebook.com/NSWCDD/

Comment by Anti M on February 25, 2017 at 10:04am

Allison, I was in Great Lakes when they began the idea of putting ET and FC under the same umbrella.  I was taking FC tests during BE/E (which is now ATT).  Any time they implement a change, there is resistance, and mistakes will be made.

In theory, this makes sense.  However, you are correct, the amount of content for AECF is massive, and a lot of it is fundamentals.  ET used to be split into radar and communications, right before I began A school, I missed the old split by weeks.  The first ten weeks were basics, then I had the new curriculum which set me up for either, but went less into depth on specific types of gear.  My husband had the old program, but still went to both types of C schools, and worked on just about anything while I was strictly secure voice and general electronics.  Still, unless it was restricted crypto gear, ETs were expected to be able to fix anything.  I could have used a more in depth antenna course, for sure.  It might make sense for ETs in that way, as we went to a LOT of C schools, online learning could make it possible to pick up new knowledge without sending the sailor TDY to yet another C school.  
FCs are far more specialized, so I don't know how to gauge how it will affect the readiness of new sailors.

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