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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 Dyl's Mom 943 on September 16, 2010 at 7:44pm
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Thanks for the info ladies! I'm feeling better now that I get to talk to him more regularly, I just think it's a bitter pill to swallow to think about your son never living at home again. It really hurts...but i'll make it through somehow, just like all the other mom's before me! :) Congrats Josh's mom on your son being an honor grad! That is so awesome! Where is he doing his C school!
Paige, is your son on a ship?
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Comment by lj1422 (Josh's mom) on September 15, 2010 at 8:42pm
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Hey everyone, My son just finished A school today and was an honor grad...I am so proud of him. You see when he was in high school he did just what he had to and barely eeked through to graduate..We knew he had it in him to be a better student but was always bored he said. He told me he was trying for honor grad and he did it. Now on to C school.....thanks for letting me be a proud mom...
Dyl's mom...glad to hear about your time with your sailor...I thought it was harder for me saying goodbye to my son after PIR than it was when he left for boot camp. But it is nice being able to talk to him all the time now.
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We made it home from PIR and it was wonderful! I was so excited to see my son and spend some time with him! It was like Christmas in September! lol!! Then we had to come home! (frowny face). I've spent most of my day sulking and sniffling. I hated having to say goodbye yet again. Ugh! He called just a little bit ago and said he had just moved his things over to A School today and is doing In-Doc. I'm feeling a little better now that i've heard his voice. He said he would call again tomorrow so I think that might just get me through. Now I have to rush to UPS tomorrow so I can mail him his phone and ipod. So, I have a question for the experts.... how do they determine if they go to C school? Also, what are the chances he'll be able to come home for Christmas?
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Great news Robin...enjoy your time with your Sailor. We are in Florida as well and my son will be going to C school in Great Lakes, he is not looking forward to the winter.
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Comment by ant'smom on September 12, 2010 at 12:22pm
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I was watching the shows about 9/11, and also watched a panel discussion involving the Federal, Military, and Civilian inividuals in control of those areas of air traffic control communications. It helped to realize the importance of communications and having those lines of communications, not only processes but equipment in streamline working order. One of the gentleman talked about how he just happened to have the military contact numbers memorized and was using a DSN phoneline communication to inform the military of the status, otherwise, no communication was going on directly with the military. Our sailors have an important job on their hands.
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Dyl's mom Josh's A school lasted a little more than 37 days and his C school is for Site TV.
Paige...What a wonderful trip you had with your son..what a great tour it must have been.
Noe..glad your son likes his school...Josh does too
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That's great Josh's Mom! How exciting! So how long did it take for your son to get through A School? What is his C school for?
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Welcome Dyl's mom, congrats on your sons upcoming graduation. My son is just finishing his A school...probably next Fri he tells me. He has had to wait for a guy in his group to catch up with the others. He is going to C school in GL as well, he has already got his orders to Diego Garcia. Again welcome aboard!!
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Hello IC Ladies! I might be a little early since my son's PIR isn't until this Friday (9/10) but I thought I should go and investigate the IC site. I've read back through a few pages and i'm already learning all kinds of things! My son will be at GL A school for IC. He's seems really excited about his rate and I hope he does well. Thanks for letting me post! :)
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Oh, that's so wonderful, Paige. I am so proud for you. I know you will enjoy every minute of it. That is a long time to go without seeing your son. It has been a long time since I have seen mine and somedays I just think I would give anything to just spend a couple of hours with him. Next weekend is just around the corner, you have got to be so excited! I just wish for you to have the best time ever. I am like you, I just think if I could see the ship, it would be like knowing what is going on in his life. I always go to the GW facebook and look at the pics. Thanks again for the info and have a great trip!
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