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IC Sailors
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This is a group for the family and friends of IC Sailors
Members: 94
Latest Activity: Mar 6, 2020
Interior Communications Electrician
Interior Communications Electricians (ICs) install, maintain and repair the equipment needed for interior communications within ships and shore facilities. These communication systems include public address systems, interior telephone systems, alarm systems, engine telegraphs to communicate orders for changes in engine speed from the bridge (ship's command station) to the engine room, certain kinds of ship control and equipment monitoring devices, the ship's gyrocompass, the rudder position indicator, audio-visual equipment for the ship's TV entertainment systems, advanced navigation and various other equipment.
The duties performed by IC's include:
Maintaining and repairing interior communications systems;
Preparing and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and sketches;
Installing and inspecting dry cell and storage batteries;
Recharging wet cell batteries;
Testing interior communications and gyrocompass equipment;
Installing telephone and other communications circuits, boxes, switchboards and bell buzzer systems;
Maintaining plotters and dead reckoning equipment;
Maintaining and operating TV systems;
Working Environment :
People in the IC rating work in many different situations, at sea and ashore. While most of their work is performed indoors, it may be in a clean or dirty environment of a shop-like nature, and it may be in any kind of climate or temperature. IC's usually work closely with others. Most systems IC's work on is of the modern solid state electronic type, making the rating a very technical profession.
A-School Information:
Great Lakes, IL -- 10 weeks
Some Interior Communications Electricians who graduate from "A" school go on to advanced training courses such as gyrocompass and advanced TV maintenance. Others are assigned to duty stations where they can continue learning their rating through on-the-job training.
C-Schools (Advanced Specialized Training):
Shipboard Information, Training, and Entertainment (SITE)
Integrated Launch And Recovery Television Surveillance (ILARTS)
Class Ship Interior Communications Subsystems Technician (FFG-7SS)
Fiber Optic Data Multiplex System Operation and Maintenance (FODMS)
Data Multiplex System (DMS)
Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing Optical Landing System (VSTOL)
Stabilized Gyrocompass Maintenance (WSN)
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Comment by Jana on October 4, 2013 at 8:06pm
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SUSAN Bravo Zulu to your New IC sailor enjoy you time together. Treasure everyminute So nice to hear he have his orders. My sonis to graduate 0ct 18 and with the shutdown no orders are being written yet.
My son has to move to a different ship due to the overflow i think they are not sending new SAILORS To their A schools It is all pretty upsetting but Patience is the word.
Paige i think ill quiz my husband on the lesson. it helps to know and i like that i can speak intelligently on the subject.
Take care I C Family
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Comment by Susan on October 4, 2013 at 11:13am
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My son finished IC school and got to come home Monday! It felt wonderful! His first station will be in Washington. His ship is the USS Nimitz. I was just checking to see if anyone else will be there also?
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Paige the lesson was interesting i should study it well so i can impress my son !!
TAKE CARE I C Family
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My son is Lucky school continues. But a delay is probably a given as to when he can come home.
Prayers
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YES tomorrow is Oct 1 Steven graduates Oct 18 I pray every day for all our Sailors and that steven can come home without delay we will see. He is doing well and i sent another box of cookies that should help
take Care IC Family
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Comment by irene (9/174) on September 26, 2013 at 9:31pm
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Hi ladies. I hope you and your sailors are good today.
Thank you Paige. Have I told you lately how great you are? We are lucky to have you as a team leader!
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Morning OH PAige Questions You need a persional assistant. But we so appreciate and enjoy reaing your posts. Someday we will be able to do the same for others. well we have started to. Our Journey is so New. I have learned so much. It helps me when I can help others.
Take Care IC Family
Prayers Be Brave Be Strong
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Hi ladies. I hope you all and your sailors are good.
Paige, I am sorry you didn't get to cruise but glad you were able to spend a little bit of time with Billy.
Jana, I hope Steven is good.
The wedding was great on Saturday night. We had a few stressful moments during the day but managed. Sunday was great. We went down to the Pier again and were joined by a lot of sailors that also graduated on Friday morning. They were so fun to be around.
Jen and Justin's orders came in on Thursday afternoon. Justin is going to Norfolk next week (he is not going to take leave) and Jen will stay in Chicago for 6 months for C school, site tv, and then she will go to Norfolk. Justin will be on the USS Eisenhower and Jen on the USS Jason Dunham. You were right Paige, there is a sad story behind Jason Dunham.
Okay Paige, are you ready for questions? When Justin goes to Norfolk will he live on the boat (it is dry docked for repairs now) or barracks? What exactly is site tv? A couple of their friends said it was the best C school and they had wanted it, but didn't get it. But I never found out what it entails. How many ships travel together in a battle group? What countries do they go to in the Atlantic fleet? How do you find out about FDC's? I am so excited for them.
Just out of curiosity, Billy has been in San Diego for a few years. Will he be transferred to another base? How often do you get transferred?
I will have more questions later.
Take care.
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NAVY BLUE GOOD you joined Bravo Zulu to the newSailors and Families
the new sailors will go thru ATT first here a link to info
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=24640
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Comment by TracyB on September 21, 2013 at 8:32am
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Hi NavyBlue I noticed your son graduated the same day my daughter did, so I am assuming they are both on the same schedule at great lakes. My daughter told me yesterday that she will be on hold next week and possibly longer. How does your son like it so far? Mine is trying to learn all the ropes and do all the stuff required to phase up.
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