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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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- Graduation Info
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- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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 22, 2016 at 4:32pm
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Donna ill have to llook that one up.
There is a Facebook page for Ic moms if anyone has not joined yet
My son had been out for about 2weeks not too much communication. its still hard even after 3yrs
Take Care
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Comment by donnab on July 21, 2016 at 6:02pm
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Jana, my son is on the New Orleans.
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donnab I LOVE Homecomings dont rem if your mentioned what ship is your son on. mine is at SD on the Carl Vinson
Paige just helping where i can cause i know you are a busy lady. But if anyone wants to check the group from prob around April 2013 and after I asked tons of questions Paige was always there to help and guide. A seasoned IC MOM
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My son is an IC and did not go to C school. He left Great Lakes and did travel home for a week or so and then traveled with his Dad to San Diego to his ship.
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CB'sMOM I just looked on your page we have family in the same town as you !! Even more reason to go visit
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CB'sMOM Ill try to answer from my experience. My son didnt attend what would be called C school. there are some C school training at Great Lakes. So you say going across the street im not sure what you mean. They all go thru ATT training then A school then C school ( if attending)It all depends on the Navy needs My son completed A school and was able to come home before reporting to his duty station. He just had his ticket rerouted and i believe they have to pay the difference. Some may have to go straight to duty station. I believe when attending C school they are sent right to C school Then maybe some leave time after It all just depends. We can only hope
Hope that helps
TAKE CARE IC family
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Comment by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30 on July 13, 2016 at 4:36pm
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After A school for IC do they get to go home before they go across the street and start the next school?
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Comment by zachsmom92 on July 2, 2016 at 11:12pm
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Thanks so much Jana! Happy 4th to you and yours as well :)
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Happy 4th Hope all get to talk to their sailors this weekend. It We are attending a local Arts and Heritage Festival and of course im sporting some red white and blue.
Keeping our sailors in my prayers Keep them safe Protect them as they Protect Us
CB'sMom success to your sailor in A school Thats about the same time my son started 3 yrs ago WOW time flies Hope he gets to enjoy Chicago for the 4th
zachsmom Sending you HUGS i know you need it. Just tell your son to " just do it" When he leaves keep your phone with you at all times. you never know when a call may come. IC 's are pretty cool hard working.
There are some great groups here for PIR and A school If you are on FB there are also some groups for moms bootcamp/PIR Also Recruit Training Command has a FB page and they post pics
Looking forwar to hearing about all our Sailors adventures
take Care
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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Son leaves July 14th for bootcamp and his job is IC. Hope to learn a lot here. There's lots to learn :)
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