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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 Badger01 on September 16, 2019 at 8:22pm
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It is a technical rate and there doesn't appear to be too many of them. My son is in bootcamp and is signed on as an IC-men.
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How is IC , is it a good rate
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Hello Navy IC moms! My son is in bootcamp right now and is designated as an IC. My question to those who have been around a while, do your sailors like that rate? I'm curious to know more.
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Thank you Paige! I'll have to look for the other social media groups as well. Congratulations to your son!
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Hi! Our son just graduated and is now waiting to start A School in Great Lakes soon. Just wondering if anyone else has a loved one who is also starting A School in Great Lakes?
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Comment by Jana on March 2, 2017 at 7:35pm
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Paige you made me cry. appreciate your kind thoughts. Imsooo excited for your son. His pathto the East coast was meant to be. Bringing him success in this career and Love to someone special.
This applies to all in someway my words
ONE DAY CLOSER
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its been awhile since ive posted. Hope everyone is well?
My son is deployed right now i can say he is somewhere out on the south China sea. He will l be leaving the ship soon. Completing his 4yr contract in San Diego. It has been a journey.
Ill update you as i know more, I have so much to say and express my thoughts of this amazing time as a NAVY mom
Love to hear how everyone is doing
Take Care IC FAMILY
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HI all its been a while.
My son was home for his Dec Birthday and Christmas for tjhose in 4 yrs It was the Best. He went back t26th and now his ship the USS CARLVINSON is deployed only gone for a week but it seem like forever. they are floating out there somewhere south pacific Im getting a care package ready to ship. This is is last deployment. His contract will be up in April So some how he will get back to Sunny San Diego He was going to possibly stay till the end but was told he would have to change his rate No more IC positions on his command. the paperwork i believe didnt go thru He is quite excited to come home. as r we.
Hows everyone doing?
Take Care
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Comment by MeLinda on December 6, 2016 at 7:56pm
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I am still here, usually don't have time to reply but do read all the posts.
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thought id try and get on. . So hope everyone is well?
Its October so that means cooler weather Thanksgiving and Christmas. My sin as been in port for a while and an underway will soon happen again. still waiting for confirmation of him coming home in Dec keep my fingers crossed. how about everyone else?
Take Care
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