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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:04:08 AM EDT
Going into the AECF, ship out 20150604, what do I have coming up for me?
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:06:51 AM EDT
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Sea sickness and world travels, and extended deployments.
My best friend (brother from another mother) is a Chief. Just deployed. Been in since 1992. Good stories, lots of travel, crazy schedules. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:09:17 AM EDT
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Skivvy stacks. Lots and lots of skivvy stacks.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:10:54 AM EDT
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Being on a boat with lots of seamen?
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:11:15 AM EDT
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Marines abusing you.
Thanks for the ride, by the way. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:11:49 AM EDT
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You shipped out five months ago?
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:12:35 AM EDT
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You shipped out five months ago? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile We had the same thought at the same time, fixed the date. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:13:33 AM EDT
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Congradulations! <--- did 24 years and retired 10 years ago. Good luck. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:13:57 AM EDT
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You still have time to switch to Airborne Infantry.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:14:00 AM EDT
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Yards of flight line
Boxes of grid squares Overhead buffers Mail bouy duty Harbor master phone checks Etc... |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:14:34 AM EDT
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Congrats, what rate?
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:15:06 AM EDT
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I was Air Force and can't provide and insight but good luck!
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:15:48 AM EDT
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Marines abusing you. Thanks for the ride, by the way. Oh, your berthing compartment just lost its freshwater? We'll get right on that. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:16:04 AM EDT
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300 sailors go out to sea. 150 couples return.
I kid. Any of the services are honorable. Thank you for volunteering. Though you should have went Army. 
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:16:28 AM EDT
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Good luck squid.
And thank you in advance for your service. Now go give it hell. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:16:31 AM EDT
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Don't drop the soap
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:17:16 AM EDT
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training.
Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:17:33 AM EDT
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What rate?
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:18:14 AM EDT
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Boooooooooo
Congrats and good luck
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:18:23 AM EDT
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"It ain't Gay, if you're underway"
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:18:42 AM EDT
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:21:28 AM EDT
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AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Damn airdales.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:23:52 AM EDT
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Congrats on signing up. Pay attention in bootcamp and "A" school.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:24:34 AM EDT
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Have fun
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:27:16 AM EDT
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Damn airdales. ET and FC aren't airdale rates. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:28:00 AM EDT
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double tap
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:29:09 AM EDT
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AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Is it too late to volunteer for the silent service? (See my screen name ET 2nd class sub-systems qualified) |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:30:06 AM EDT
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Is it too late to volunteer for the silent service? (See my screen name ET 2nd class sub-systems qualified) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Is it too late to volunteer for the silent service? (See my screen name ET 2nd class sub-systems qualified) Not really sure how I feel stuck under the water... But, I dunno. What's better? |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:30:40 AM EDT
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ET and FC are black shoe. I'm a snipe, anything aviation is an airdale to me. 
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:31:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:31:45 AM EDT
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Not really sure how I feel stuck under the water... But, I dunno. What's better? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Is it too late to volunteer for the silent service? (See my screen name ET 2nd class sub-systems qualified) Not really sure how I feel stuck under the water... But, I dunno. What's better? I heard that they get the best food. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:32:08 AM EDT
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Double
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:32:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:42:02 AM EDT
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs 
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:42:35 AM EDT
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Don't drop the soap We use body wash. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:45:07 AM EDT
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs what? Truth too much? |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:45:42 AM EDT
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180 sailors go on a deployment.
90 couples come back. Go Navy 
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:46:52 AM EDT
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AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:47:46 AM EDT
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Touché!
My Marpat cover scored over the crackerjack cap in SoCal, however. We all get along in the end. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:48:14 AM EDT
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what? Truth too much? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs what? Truth too much? OP, congrats and enjoy Great Lakes. I can remember when I was in your shoes. Are they still doing DEP stuff? |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:49:45 AM EDT
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs what? Truth too much? lol ego too much. Keep shitting on young men, there, Captain. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:50:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? His recruiter and the classifier told him AECF as he posted above. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:50:31 AM EDT
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OP, congrats and enjoy Great Lakes. I can remember when I was in your shoes. Are they still doing DEP stuff? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs what? Truth too much? OP, congrats and enjoy Great Lakes. I can remember when I was in your shoes. Are they still doing DEP stuff? What would "DEP stuff" be? |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:52:08 AM EDT
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A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? AECF - Advanced Electronics/Computer field After basic electronics I get to chose or get told if I am an ET or FC http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/aecf.htm Only two Navy job specialties, called "ratings," are included in the Advanced Electronics / Computer Field: Electronics Technician ( ET) and Fire Controlman ( FC). The rating in which an Advanced Electronics / Computer Field candidate is trained is determined in the initial phase of the Advanced Electronics Technical Core Course in Great Lakes, Ill. However, eligibility requirements are the same for both ratings in the Advanced Electronics / Computer Field.
Jobs performed by ETs and FCs are performed throughout the Navy's fleet of surface ships including aircraft carriers and Aegis cruisers, and at repair activities ashore. ETs maintain and repair electronics equipment such as radar, communication and navigation equipment. FCs operate, maintain and repair the electronic, computer and control mechanisms used in weapons systems. These ratings comprise the basis of the ship's Combat Systems department aboard ships and are responsible for maintaining the ship's readiness for combat operations. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:54:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What would "DEP stuff" be? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted:SNIP OP, congrats and enjoy Great Lakes. I can remember when I was in your shoes. Are they still doing DEP stuff? What would "DEP stuff" be? Delayed Entry Program ETA: You get a chance to prep for boot, that kind of stuff |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:55:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... AECF = Advanced Electronic Computer Field The training pipeline for the ET and FC rating. After recruit training, you'll cross the street from Recruit Training Command and enter into Navy Training Command and wait to class up for Tech Core. Tech core will prepare you for "A" school by teaching you basic electrical and electronics theory, and then you'll head over to the strand building for Fire Control or Electronics Technician "A" school training. As someone already posted above, you may get to choose which way you go or they may choose for you based on the needs of the Navy. Not only are these two rates very different from each other, the specialties are diverse within each rate. An ET can specialize in radar or communication; these days ETs tend to "do it all". Now for Fire Controlman, they are two groups within our rate, group 1 non-Aegis technicians and of course, group 2 Aegis technicians. ETs = maintain gear for operators (climb the mast and fix their radar or comms equipment) FCs = maintain and operate their gear (stand watch on consoles in a dark room called Combat Information Center, monitor the tactical picture, fire missiles, AND fix their gear) |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:56:14 AM EDT
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Delayed Entry Program Yeah, I thought you were referring to specific events in the program but yea, in DEP right now. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 12:57:10 AM EDT
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A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? AECF is Advanced Computer and Electronic Field. You'll be an Electronics Technician (ET) who works on comms, radar, and navigation equipment, or you'll be a Fire Controlman (FC) who works on radars or weapons systems. Both are excellent rates with good technical training, and can provide a good civilian career path after the Navy, if you choose to not stay in. I'm an ET, primarily a comms tech. And they'll pick your rate, based on line scores. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:11:00 AM EDT
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Ratings have changed since I got out. I read it as Aviation Electrician also.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:12:17 AM EDT
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lol ego too much. Keep shitting on young men, there, Captain. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You haven't "went navy" until after you ship/graduate from their boot/job training. Check back in when you actually do something besides take a test, a physical, and sign some random papers. and congrats for making up your mind. Hope you see it through. ffs what? Truth too much? lol ego too much. Keep shitting on young men, there, Captain. lol, just realism after > 20 years in and three of those spent as a recruiter in an office that shared a hallway with all four services. Hope the kid works out fine. He sure as fuck hasn't gone navy until he actually goes. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:12:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AECF is Advanced Computer and Electronic Field. You'll be an Electronics Technician (ET) who works on comms, radar, and navigation equipment, or you'll be a Fire Controlman (FC) who works on radars or weapons systems. Both are excellent rates with good technical training, and can provide a good civilian career path after the Navy, if you choose to not stay in. I'm an ET, primarily a comms tech. And they'll pick your rate, based on line scores. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Congrats, what rate? AECF, which after the 9wk basic electrical it's either ET or FC. I have heard you can choose, I have heard they choose it for you so I dunno... A = Avaition AE - Avation Electricians Mate AC= Air Traffic Controller AF= Off the top of my head thats not a rating WTF did your detailer or recruiter tell you? AECF is Advanced Computer and Electronic Field. You'll be an Electronics Technician (ET) who works on comms, radar, and navigation equipment, or you'll be a Fire Controlman (FC) who works on radars or weapons systems. Both are excellent rates with good technical training, and can provide a good civilian career path after the Navy, if you choose to not stay in. I'm an ET, primarily a comms tech. And they'll pick your rate, based on line scores. Weapons systems is a catch all for a very diverse specialization. Take my example: MK92 FCS (Frigate Combat System): Missiles, radar, 76mm gun system, cooling system, 2M micro-miniature electronic repair Close-in-Weapons System (CIWS): 20MM radar guided gun system Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21: Combat Management System including consoles, displays, Sun servers, solaris operating system, Linux, Unix, Red Hat for an Electronic Warfare system Rolling Airframe Missile System (RAM): Sidewinder and Stinger components for close in defense Bofors MK 110 57MM Gun Weapons System I likely spent an equal amount of time specializing in Antiterrorism, Physical Security, and Law Enforcement both in operations and as an instructor; it's how the Surface Navy rolls. |
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