Any sort of breakdown anywhere....

[Concernedad]

Is there any site that has an approximate breakdown of what percentage of ET's or FC's go where next? Do they all go to C School? Is there X percent sent to Norfolk, and X percent sent to San Diego and so on?

Probably a stupid question.

[Anti M]

Interesting.  I don't know, but that would vary a lot from class to class, month to month, even year to year.  I'd love to see it if anyone finds it.  They almost always get sea duty first, as that is their rotation.

All ETs go to C school, sometimes more than one, and not all at once.  The list of their C schools is ever-changing and very long.  Some C schools are a few weeks, others, six months.  I've yet to see an ET who didn't have a handful of NECs.  Of course, the way thigns are, they could end up like the current crop of FCs.

All FCs go to C school, although these days a few have gone to the fleet first, then are sent to C school when a seat opens.   

[ProudGMBarb]

Just our experience...Our ET went to C school in San Diego for 5 months, then to Norfolk for 1 month.

[Connie ~Matt's Mom~]

Never a stupid question on here.  How do we know if we don't ask or read it somewhere.  It's been three years and I am still asking.  The only problem is it is ever changing.  Always be prepared for the unexpected.  

My son is FC.  He was in GL's for 10 mos (including bc), then C school in Dam Neck, Va for 5 mos (C school) and now stationed in Norfolk, Va until they send him somewhere else.

[Concernedad]

Thanks for the answers everyone. Anti, you need to define "NEC" for me. Not all of us have military backgrounds and I lose track of all the acronyms.

[Anti M]

Sorry!  Navy Enlisted Classification, a four digit indicator of the sailor's specialty, earned at C school.  They come out of A school as "Quad Zeros",  0000.  While some systems and pieces of gear do not require special training, almost all do.  Is some cases, if you don't have the NEC, you don't touch the equipment.  

Commands use NECs to "order" sailors in to fill the billets.  Not only do they need the right rate and paygrade, but the right NEC.  A radar tech can't work on communications, and so on.  

I don't know how up to date this site is, but here's some of the NECs available:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navynecs/a/et.-urm.htm

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navynecs/a/fcm.htm

They have sub ETs mixed in with surface, so the ET list is longer.  Don't worry about the sub stuff, doesn't apply.

[Concernedad]

WOW! That's great information! Never realized there were so many specialities.

So, how much input does the sailor get in selecting his NEC? Or is this another of the needs of the Navy thing, and he may be moved all over the place learning this stuff?

Is this a Peter Principle thing or can the sailor actually find his niche and stay there?

 

Also, I notice it lists certain rates for billet and certain rates for personel. Can you explain the difference? Never really understood what a "billet" is?

[Anti M]

Billet is a job.  

You don't really get to choose your NEC as an ET graduating from A school.   You can ask, but that ain't getting.  Needs of the Navy  first, and yes, schools are all over.  Commands with a sailor coming in can request he be sent to a certain school en route.  You can negotiate for some schools when you re-enlist. Not as common now the Navy is over-manned.  

Yeah, I Peter Principled out of my nice, cozy E-5 tech billet into an LPO (leading petty officer) billet.  Still had to work on the gear though, I was "essential personnel".  Eventually I was managing the maintenance paperwork instead of fixing stuff.  What a pain, office work, and not much fun.  E-5 is about the best level for hands on work.