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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 Navy Blue on September 21, 2013 at 12:24am
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Hi all..thank you for reaching out to me to come join your group...my son is currently attending A school at Great Lakes. I'm excited to have other parents and loved ones who are going through the same thing I am.. Have a good night :)
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Comment by Jana on September 19, 2013 at 10:29am
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TRACYB They have to plan ahead. He had duty say one weekend so he could go away the next. . Also they have "a Watch". I dont understand it all but im sure she will figure it out Like Irene said she can switch. My son got to Wisconin and Minnisota.
IRENE NO ORDERS ??? HONORS BRAVO ZULU
PAIGE cant wait to hear about San Diego
KEB yo may just have to visit since as school is not estremely long and my understanding if he is going to C school that my be different time frame. Congrats on expecting a little on keep us posted. Love hearing about everyones adventures
TakeCare IC FAMILY
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Comment by irene (9/174) on September 19, 2013 at 9:37am
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Hi ladies. I hope you and your sailors are good. I am sorry I have been out of the loop. Between a full time job during the week, working every other weekend at a part time job, yard work, Rachel's volleyball games, talking to Jen almost every night, I am exhausted.
Paige, congrats to Billy on his award. I hope you had a great time on your FDC. I would like to hear all about it and see pictures.
TracyB, my youngest daughter and I went to visit Jen in early August. It was great. We picked her up Friday afternoon and took her back Sunday night. She switched duty days with someone.
Jana, I hope Steven is good.
Jen and Justin still don't have orders yet. They both graduate tomorrow morning with honors. Unfortunately we won't be there yet. We arrive early afternoon tomorrow. Then the running around begins.
I hope you all have a great weekend.
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Comment by TracyB on September 19, 2013 at 8:37am
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Jana, that sounds about like the time frame my daughter will be in. I have a question that doesn't have anything to do with IC. We are trying to figure out a weekend to go back and see her, I know in Phase II they can go off base on the weekends and have to be back by midnight. So the other thing we are looking at are her "duty days" if she figures out she doesn't have duty on a particular weekend could we assume she could spend the day with us. Are there other things that can make her have to stay on base?
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Comment by KEB on September 19, 2013 at 7:29am
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Thank you for all of the information! Of course I'm trying to calculate when I can actually live with my husband again (isn't every wife? lol) but I suspect that won't be for a while. I know the Navy doesn't like to let sailors live off base during the beginning of school... and, they don't pay for the move if you're somewhere less than 6 months. We have a Baby due in April. Hopefully by then everything will be all straightened out before then.
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welcome new Wives and Moms My son PIR wa 5/31 was on hold about 2 weeks then ATT started. A school about Aug 19 his graduation Date is to be Oct 18th. Yes only one more Month So excited for you and your soon to be SAILORS He enjoyedvisiting Chicago. Any questions ask I starting learn alot thanks to Paige and the other MOMS.
NVYWIFE wow you have dates !
BE BRAVE BE STRONG
Take Care IC Family
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My daughter just graduated BC last Friday 9/13, and is getting ready to go to school for IC training. She told me her schooling is going to be about 18 weeks long, this may include ATT schooling I am not sure. But she said she thought she would be done around Feb 11. However she has heard that there may be a few weeks of hold until she starts. As far as C school she won't know about that until the end of A school.
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Comment by NVYWIFE22 - ship9DIV370 on September 18, 2013 at 7:30pm
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hello KEB! I am almost on the same page as you in my husbands IC journey. My husband left for BC August 1st and finishes up next Friday. He classes up on October 7 and is scheduled to complete his a school February 7. (he gave me all this info in a phone call last weekend.
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I think he's going to have A-School in Great Lakes... 10 weeks? Not sure. Then where do they usually send them off to? My husband got a 96 on his asvab and is pretty good at wiring/video/audio since he was an audio engineer before this. Where does he go to C-School? Is the time in C-School based on performance (scores on tests etc) or choice? What's the usual time spent? I heard some get sent to San Diego, is this true?
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SUSAN yes i sent a friend request look on your Page yes check your in box.
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