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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
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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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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 March 20, 2015 at 7:30pm
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hi everyone!!
First day of Spring thou we had a bit of rain and snow this morning Wondering how your son likes the EAST COAST Paige ? Better days are soon awaiting us.
Hope Ctmom and Holymac find some connections Perhaps here is a group on Facebook. Do either of you use that social media? I am fortunate that the Carl Vinson has a group here on NFM and i am in a small group of moms from the ship and we also have an IC family group for the ship.If you need any assistance with at let me know
My son will now now have 7 months of deployment down As i say One Day Closer
Take Care
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Comment by CTmomof3 on March 13, 2015 at 2:37pm
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Not yet. He's pcsing there the end of May. Right now he just started a 3 month school in Pensacola. I've searched everyplace for USS Anchorage people and have found none. Not in the San Diego group nor the Amphibious group.
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Comment by Holymac on March 9, 2015 at 2:32pm
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Hi CTmomof3! I have not found any other families but I have to admit that I have not been searching either. Nice to find you, though! Is your son in San Diego already?
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Holymac, My son will soon be stationed on the uss anchorage. Although he's not an IC I came upon your post in this group while searching for other's with family on the Anchorage. Have you found anyothers?
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Greetings form Snowy PA
Aww San Diego well my son does love it there. It was his first pick. I would tell him it got to 70 here and his reply Mom i wake up and its 70. My sailor is now 2/3 thru deployment. I think he misses home just a little. I will not be able to swing going to Homecoming.it is sad but i must be quite practical . We are so looking forward to his Homecoming. He is a very busy man on the ship with long hours.
Our contact is usually emails and a few FB messages. It seems we get 1 phone call a month.
Oh it was soo wonderful to have a Sailor visiting us. What a gentleman Paige has. My husband shared some military stories too. Hope the east coast is kind to him esp the weather. I am so blessed to have this IC family Paige has been there for me answering all my questions Sometimes i think i know more than my son LOL
All the Best to our Sailors New Adventures and to HOMECOMINGS as i say One Day Closer
Take Care IC Family
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Glad to hear the good news and kindness report!
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Busy is good, less time to get in trouble!
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Comment by donnab on February 3, 2015 at 11:18pm
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Holymac, yes he really likes his job. They stay really busy though. He is on the USS New Orleans.
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Donnab, does your son enjoy it? Mine is so excited! He will be on the USS Anchorage.
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Holymac, my son is an IC in San Diego on an LPD. But I am in Georgia, glad your son is in the same state as you are. That is great!
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