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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 lj1422 (Josh's mom) on April 8, 2011 at 10:02pm
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I would think if they have to wait until October it would be good to put them all thru a C school but that would make sense and this is the Navy...My son tells me his contract says for his 6 yrs that he will have shore duty for 2 and at sea for 4 but I have also heard that they sometimes never get on a ship too.
That would be great for your husband to get to live off base then he would be home sweet home more....good for you guys m3
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Comment by m3 on April 8, 2011 at 8:48pm
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I just meant home as in not deployed or anything. He plans on putting in a request to live off base as soon as he gets to a school so hopefully that gets approved an then he will actually be 'home'
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Comment by Denna on April 8, 2011 at 7:04pm
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My son hopes to come home on leave for 3 weeks in May but then must go back to GL until October when he gets his orders. He wants to stay there for C school, but that's up to the Navy. His instructor at A school told them that a lot of IC folks are just given shore duty for 3 years and never even get on a ship.
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When you say home do you mean at your home....because when they are on hold they will be on base. They might have a chance to come home after A school, either before C school or their first assignment.
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Wow, October! Thats crazy! My husband is in boot camp right now and will be going to IC school and I know things change every day but I keeps hearin there is even a long hold for the school to start! But I guess that's kinda good, right? If his school and stuff is on hold that's longer he will be home and not on a ship...
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Wow, your right long time to be on hold. My son comes home tomorrow after graduating C school. He missed honor grad by a half of a point, but am proud of him.no matter what his grade. He will be home for 24 days before he leaves for the Indian Ocean.
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I just heard my son will be graduating A school in about 3 weeks, but they are going to hold all IC sailors until October before giving them their orders. Sounds like he's going to have a lot of free time this summer. He said he'll come home for about 3 weeks in May but then will have to go back to GL until October.
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Thanks, I didn't think it would effect everyone, but wasn't sure.
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I talked to my son about this a few minutes ago and he says it is only for non active reservist that are to become active and does not effect the active full duty IC's
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I just saw this note on a link from a FB page. Does this effect all IC's or just ones in that program?
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy announced the elimination of Full-Time Support (FTS) Hull Technician (HT), Machinery Repairman (MR) and Interior Communications (IC) ratings effective March 16.
According to NAVADMIN 083/11, an extensive review of advancement opportunity, career diversity and limited duty assignments led to the decision to remove the ratings from the FTS program. "
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