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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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 Jana on July 31, 2013 at 2:09pm
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as always thanks for the info about A school
Louisville mom ill have to look up GW ship on FB So he will need phone cards ill have towrite that down
today being the 31st it has been 2 month
s since PIR and seeing my Sailor I treasure every text and phone call.
All the best to my IC MOMS and Saiilors <3
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Comment by Louisville Mom on July 30, 2013 at 11:51pm
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Aaron uses an app to call home for free but I will send him phone cards so he use those also. I am bad with the care boxes. I guess I will get the hang of them. I do better with letters. Irene (9/174) I have no doubt Jen will see a lot of fantastic places. How is A school going for her? 10 days will fly by before you know it. Seems like PIR was just yesterday!
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Comment by irene (9/174) on July 30, 2013 at 8:29pm
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Hi ladies. I hope you and your sailors are good today.
Yes, Paige. I will be there in 10 days! I hope that Jen and Justin have good timing in September with school. I am nervous about the timing. They are planning on getting married Sept. 21.
I told Jen last night about Aaron going to Australia. She said she hopes to go there as well. Hopefully Billy will be able to go when he gets deployed in December. Do they leave before or after Christmas?
Speaking of Christmas, do they get any holiday time off around the holidays?
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Louisville hope you hear from your Sailor Continues Prayers
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was haoping Jen gave you insight about A school? Paige said 5 weeks boy I hope so. He would come home by Oct instead of Nov.
My daughter was very organized and knew what she wanted. thou we would discuss our ideas. We talked on the phone ALOT.I would input suggestions. All inall it was awonderful experience. she was so beautiful and I didnt look too bad either. My profile pic is from the wedding. Enjoy it
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Hi ladies. I hope you and your sailors are all good.
Jana, I think they get to come home for 10 days after A school and then get go to their duty stations. Paige will know about that for sure. Did your daughter have any bridezilla moments?
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After thought after A school is there anything after that at great lakes?? If not going to c school will he be assigned a duty station?
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only 5 weeks that means he would come home sooner than what he was anticipating
Hope everyone is well Continued prayers for our Sailors
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Irene so excited for you in many ways a wedding any advice ive been there my daughter got married allmost 2 years ago but it was local. and we had almost a year to plan ATT graduation wow hopefully no hold for A school
IF you find out how long A school is please share. In my mind im trying to figure out when Steven may come home
Louisville mom please continue to share your Journey
Hope everyone is well?
almost forgot the DVD of PIR arrived yes i cried again. with JOY and PRIDE
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