IC's - Interior Communications Electrician

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Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on February 8, 2012 at 4:40pm

You're welcome Charles!  As Dan commented, there are sometimes holds on getting into A-School.  There can be delays based on classes being full or waiting for enough sailors to fill a class.  Also, your son will attend two other schools there in Great Lakes prior to starting A-School.  The first is SCC which takes about 1-2 weeks to complete. It is basically an overview of some of the things they learned in bootcamp.  Following SCC is ATT.  ATT is a basic electronics course that is self-paced and usually takes about 2 months to complete.  This is followed by A-School which is also self-paced and geared more toward working hands on with the equipment.  A-School usually takes about 8-10 weeks to complete.  So, if there are no holds in any of the classes, this will give you an ideal of the time frame involved.  From bootcamp graduation until his completion of all his C-Schools, it was about 15 months for my son.

I also live in AZ, so am thankful that my son received orders for San Diego.

Comment by Charles Hopper on February 8, 2012 at 4:04pm

Dan and Paige, thank you for your responses.  Extremely helpful!  I can only hope my son gets assigned to a C School in San Diego, as we live in Phoenix and love to vacation there anyway (plus I lived there for about 8 years in the 80's).  Can't wait for PIR and our trip to GL, and hope he's able to get through A School fairly quickly.  I understand the needs of the fleet come first, though, and as a former Air Force Reservist, I know how to hurry up and wait.

Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on February 8, 2012 at 3:06pm

Hello Charles and welcome to our IC group! Best wishes to your son while he's in boot.  I'm sure you're anxiously awaiting his PIR next month.  My son has been active duty for nearly 4 years and is making preparation to re-enlist soon.  I've also started an IC group on the Navy4Moms website, so I feel confident that I should be able to answer most or all of your questions.

You are correct about the A-School for IC's being held in Great Lakes.  Many IC sailors are given orders for C-School (advanced technical training) following A-School before reporting to the Command that they receive orders for.  The types of C-Schools vary and are geared toward training on specific types of equipment.  These schools are located at different locations around the U.S. Most of the C-Schools for IC's are located in San Diego and Great Lakes as far as I know, but I have heard of other locations as well.  The schools vary from 3 weeks to a few months in length.  When a sailor is nearing the completion of A-School, he/she will receive orders for their first duty station / Command.  Generally, the needs of the ship or Command they are assigned to will determine which if any C-Schools they will receive.  The sailor will not report to their new Command until after the C-Schools have been completed.  My son received orders for 4 C-Schools all of which were in San Diego.  The ship is was given orders for was also in San Diego. 

IC's stay very busy in the job they do on ship or shore.  IC's are highly regarded on the ships because they not only maintain their own equipment, but are also called upon to do many other repairs and maintenance on various types of equipment.

Thank you again for joining the group!

Comment by Dan on February 8, 2012 at 2:41pm

@Charles Hopper

My step-son spent a little shy of a year at GL between RTC and a-school.  IC school is only at GL.  He was supposed to go back for additional training after like 7 months in the fleet, but that didn't happen.  The length of time your son stays at GL will depend on when there are enough sailors in rate to class up and begin.  There was an almost 3 month wait for my boy.

Comment by Charles Hopper on February 8, 2012 at 2:26pm

Hello Everyone.  My son is currently in his 3rd week at RTC, and I'm looking forward to attending PIR next month.  As an IC, I know his initial A School is also in Great Lakes.  But, apparently, he has a couple more years of school after that (or so we were told by the recruiter).  A question for anyone who has a sailor in IC - what are the locations for the training after A School?  His induction paperwork doesn't have a location listed for them.  Thank you.

Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on May 3, 2011 at 4:14pm

Welcome to our IC group, Ric.

I hope everyone's sailors are doing well.  My sailor is currently on deployment in the western Pacific aboard the USS Howard (DDG83).

Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on April 19, 2011 at 10:18am

Bill, welcome to the group!

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim on April 16, 2011 at 9:17pm

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (AW) LaTunya Howard, Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy announced the elimination of Full-Time Support (FTS) Hull Technician (HT), Machinery Repairman (MR) and Interior Communications (IC) ratings effective March 16 2011.

According to NAVADMIN 083/11, an extensive review of advancement opportunity, career diversity and limited duty assignments led to the decision to remove the ratings from the FTS program.

"The three surface warfare enlisted ratings are too small to maintain effective community health," said Cmdr. Jamie Redman, Perform-to-Serve department head. "There are limited promotion opportunities due to very low turnover at the E7-E9 level."

Sailors in these FTS ratings can continue their Navy career by converting to other FTS ratings, allowing for broader assignments and improved advancement. For Sailors who want to remain in their current rating, transitioning to active duty is limited based on the active duty community.

Redman suggest Sailors look at Career Reenlistment Objectives (CREO) 1 and 2 if they are considering conversion. CREO reflects the manning levels for all Navy ratings. CREO categories are identified in one of three levels:

CREO 1 rates are undermanned
CREO 2 rates are manned at desired levels
CREO 3 rates are overmanned

A Navy Counselor or the command career counselor can provide additional CREO information and guidance on the advantages of conversion.

For more information on the elimination of FTS HT, MR and IC ratings read the NAVADMIN, or contact the Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672) or e-mail cscmailbox@navy.mil.

For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on January 5, 2011 at 8:55am

Tim and Stevie welcome to our IC group!!

Comment by Paige (Billy's mom) on November 19, 2010 at 8:53am

Welcome to our IC Group Michael. Glad to have you here with us!!

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