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Comment by Kaitlin on March 21, 2012 at 8:29am

Hi new to the site and group. My husband leaves for boot camp on 6/6 and will be in the SECF program why I am here. So I thought I would say hi to everyone.

Comment by lynnvikings on March 11, 2012 at 3:14pm

Palmbeachnavymom, Enjoy your time with your Sailor. Snowboarding will be a blast!! You will Love BESS GRADUATION! We even went down to the port and got to see the subs that were there. Eight of them were there, they were fast attack subs....hmmmm i will have to study.

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on March 11, 2012 at 11:12am

lynnvikings-Thank you for the heads up on the rental car.  We are actually going up on Wed and going snowboarding on the weekend with our submariner as he just received his blue card.  YIPPEE!  Can't wait.

Comment by missin'mybrowneyedboy on March 11, 2012 at 7:22am

Hello SECF Moms, My son graduates from A school April 5th and then is coming back to WA(HURRAY!!!!) to join the USS Kentucky in Bangor. Obviously, I'm late to this group as far as school goes, but am hoping to learn more about the next 4+ years as he continues as a STS. I'm excited about going to his graduation(really regret missing BESS) and plan to remember to maintain "proper military bearing" with all the hugs! Sooo hard to do: }

Comment by lynnvikings on March 10, 2012 at 8:47pm

palmbeachnavymom, you will love the graduation from bess. Bring your camera. They will stop so you can have your sailor pose for the photo. It much smaller then PIR. You will have to meet your sailor at the pass building to get on base. If you are driving on base with a rental , be sure to bring your rental agreemen with. We had to go back to the hotel to get ours. Luckily we had time. Yikes. Enjoy. We even drove to New York City. Had a blast

Comment by AlohagirlinCA (Mom of MT) on February 29, 2012 at 7:11pm

Does anyone know of a group on here to join for Moms of MT's? 

Comment by palmbeachnavymom on February 27, 2012 at 9:11am

Hi everyone,

I am new to this group.  My son is in Groton and will graduate BESS on March 23rd.  He then goes to A-school for ET-radioman.  Anyone going to graduation on March 23rd?  We will be there for about 5 days.  Very excited.  I guess this graduation is not as big a deal as bootcamp but can't wait to see our son anyway.

Comment by Gayle on February 22, 2012 at 9:47pm

Mark,

Thank you for explaining everything to us.  As I am starting to understand ...ST training as well as all of the other rates...just keep learning all of the time.  There is always another step up from what they have gotten in A school. An extra class of this or that.  Fine tweaking...getting ahead or staying on top of everything! 

Comment by Mark on February 22, 2012 at 6:28pm

You're right, it's just not a separate class, but is part of the "A" school curriculum that all three ratings get (STS, FT, ET-Nav). I've cut and pasted the following from the sub school website, and you'll find oceanography listed in there...

Submarine Electronics Computer Field

The SECF "A" school combines a core curriculum of Electronics, Fire Control and Sonar Technician skills and abilities while emphasizing team training and cross rating familiarization.

The Submarine Electronics Computer Field Apprenticeship (SECF) training school is an eighteen-week course of instruction combining three ratings, Sonar Technician, Fire Control Technician and Electronic Technician in the same classroom along with instructors from all three ratings.

SECF encompasses topics such as basic computer and electronic training and fire control systems, trigonometry and pre-calculus, AC/DC circuits, basic power supplies, digital systems, radar and microwave theory and operation, basic sound propagation, passive/active theory, Gram Analysis, oceanography, naval security, acoustic systems fundamentals, sonar underwater acoustics, acoustics analysis, submarine target motion analysis, computer technology and maintenance fundamentals, sonar watch standing and shipboard noise control.

Sailors learn theoretical and practical knowledge of their respective ratings in an interactive multimedia forum with emphasis on hands-on skills and team concepts. Approximately fifty percent of the course is taught in the Combined Operational Acoustic Employment trainer (COAET).

The Sailors' learned and practiced skills are taught in four knowledge segments: Basic Maintenance, Underway Steaming, Section Tracking Party and Surface Transit. Each graduating student is better prepared to meet the challenges of the fleet and has the knowledge and skill to be a productive member as soon as he crosses the brow of his submarine.

Comment by Mark on February 22, 2012 at 3:16pm

Small error - TCNO is done after/with ATT (again all three), which is also self-paced. The two together usually take about a month.  ATT means "Advanced Technical Training" - basic electricity and electronics stuff.

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