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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)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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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)
Discussion Forum
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Comment by Susan on September 10, 2013 at 10:34pm
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Jana on the "A school" group, I asked a question and you replied that you left me a message. I am not sure where to look. Thanks for pointing me this way. My son is iin IC school now.
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Comment by Jana on September 10, 2013 at 7:25pm
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Paige So excited for you and Colby looking forwar to your pics. And a Big BRAVO ZULU to Billy please extend my congrats to him !!!
Safe travels to you Paige
Yeo we are in different directions It makes this all real.
I invited another Mom to join she has an IC hope she does ill have to check on that
Take Care IC family
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Comment by irene (9/174) on September 9, 2013 at 8:58pm
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Hi ladies. I hope you and your sailors are good.
Paige, I hope you have a great time this weekend in San Diego and on your FDC! Thank you for posting pictures.
Jana, sounds like Steven is doing good.
Navywife, it will be here before you know it.
I am getting ready for the wedding. One and a half weeks to go! They graduate on 9/20, no orders yet. I will keep you all posted.
Take care.
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IC family thinking of all of you. Hope everyone is well? NAVYWIFE you have your hands full with a little one.
We are fortunate to have sailors going different paths. It so interesting to hear everyone stories.
I Need an updates on everyone. !!! So as for Steven is is fine We Skyped this week for the first time. It was great I didnt cry. well until the next day. He got to visit Wisconson with a Buddy. A tenative complete date for school is oct 18 I hope so.
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Comment by NVYWIFE22 - ship9DIV370 on September 6, 2013 at 4:31pm
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Thanks so much ladies! Jana, I just finally booked my hotel room at The Candlewood Suites in Waukegan. I'm traveling with my 1 year old son, and figured the only way my sailor and I will get any time alone is if we can shut a door when he takes a nap on Saturday and Sunday! So, I got a suite.. lol. It was actually a really good deal. Sarge's sounds like fun, I did join the group for it. I'm just so nervous about traveling alone with a toddler!
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Hi NVYWIFE22 so happy you joined us!!!! First PIR will be awesiome You get to spend alot of time with him since he is staying at GL for school. Where are you staying for the WEEKEND ? We stayed at he Courtyard Suites in the same plaza as Sarges Meet and Greet which you can RSVP on this site. Its THurs eveing. Lots of info and you will meeet the families. Esp the ones you may have connected to along the way of BC.
Your time with him will be short after PIR they have to get ready to move across the road. He will call you borrowing a phone. We picked up our son about 4PM at the visitors center. You get the rest of theday we had him back about 8 830 he didnt want to be late. Be sure to Print the Parking pass 11 days before PIR you can use it to get on base with your Husband. Also to park for PIR. Other wise when you pick him up you will have to walk back to his "ship" to sign him out for liberty. It just saves alot of time all around.
Keep us posted. The Journey Continues Keep you Phone close
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Hello ladies! My husband is in boot camp now, graduating Sept 27...I would love to hear stories of what the next leg of the journey after PIR looked like for your sailors!
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Prayers is alll the IC families and all our Military families God keep them SAFE
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Hi ladies. I hope you are all good.
Paige, that is a humongous ship! Is Billy's that big?
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Comment by Louisville Mom on August 27, 2013 at 10:33pm
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Hi Ladies! Glad all is going good for you and yours. All is well in Louisville and with my Sailor. He is enjoying his time in port. Saw where the USSGW had Family Day. Maybe I will get to go to a future one. Will check-in soon.Take care and be safe!
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