AECF ET A school and beyond

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Comment by NavyDads Admin, Tim on April 9, 2009 at 7:29pm

Larry,
Have you gottena P.I.R. date yet?

Comment by Larry Gaither on April 9, 2009 at 6:42pm

Thanks

I will be asking questions but we are just trying to get to P.I.R. now. I am hoping he will get what he wants but I feel he will give his all at whatever he is told to do.

Comment by NavyDads Admin, Tim on April 8, 2009 at 9:52pm

Intelchips,
Your son may not have a wait in between att and A-school. Trevor went from one right to the other with only a week in between schools. he said that the delay was sepperating the ET's from the FC's and getting them placed into the classes for what they will be training for. Hopefully your son wont have to wait that long in between.

Comment by Intelchips on April 8, 2009 at 9:44pm

Welcome Larry Gaither,

My son just started ATT classes 3 weeks ago and hope to be finished by the end of may. Then he expect another 60 day delay before his A school starts

Comment by NavyDads Admin, Tim on April 8, 2009 at 9:06pm

Larry,
welcome to the group. Congratulations on your son's joining the Navy. I have a son that is due to graduate the end of may from A-school. Monday nite my son passed his Radar 1 lab. Trevor is wanting to get stationed in San Diego as a Satellite Communications Tech. Good luck to your son on his wanting to get into ET.
Again congratulations on your son's enlistment and prepare yourself for P.I.R. it is a wonderful experience. There are some very helpfulgroups on this site that you can check out that have a wealth of knowledge from the people that have experienced the P.I.R. that will help you out immensely. I wish that I had found this site before I went to my son's P.I.R.

Comment by Larry Gaither on April 8, 2009 at 6:44pm

Hello... My son is in Boot Camp now. Div 189 Ship 10. He is in the ACEF ET/FC. He is hoping for ET. This is what he really wants and we are pulling for him.

Comment by Intelchips on January 22, 2009 at 5:04pm

These are from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Navy_acronyms

3M - Maintenance and Material Management (3M System)
3MC - Maintenance Material Management Coordinator
AAW - Anti-Air Warfare
AFFF - Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
AIMD - Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
ASAU - Air Search and Attack Unit
ASUW - Anti-Surface Warfare
ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASWO - Anti-Submarine Warfare Officers
AUXO - Auxiliaries Officer
AWOL - Absent Without Official Leave [1]
BB - Battleship
BMOW - Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch
BUMED - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
BUPERS - Bureau of Naval Personnel
CAG - Carrier Air Group (outdated, see CVW) (CAG is still used as a nickname for the Air Wing Commander, and DCAG for his/her Deputy Commander.)
CAP - Combat Air Patrol
CICO - Combat Information Center Officer
CARBATGRU - Carrier Battle Group (see CVBG)
CB - Construction Battalion (pronounced Seabees)
C4I - Command Control Communications Computers & Intelligence
CG - Guided Missile Cruiser
CGN - Guided Missile Cruiser Nuclear Power
CHENG - Chief Engineer (pronounced "Chang")
CIC - Combat Information Center
CICO - Combat Information Center Officer (pronounced "Sikko")
CINCLANTFLT - Commander-In-Chief, us Atlantic Fleet (see COMLANTFLT)
CINCPACFLT - Commander-In-Chief, us Pacific Fleet (see COMPACFLT)
CINCUSNAVEUR - Commander-In-Chief, US Naval forces Europe
CIWS - Close-In Weapons System (pronounced sea-whiz)
CM/C - Command Master Chief
CNET - Chief of Naval Education and Training
CNO - Chief of Naval Operations
CO - Commanding Officer[1]
COB - Chief Of the Boat (traditionally found only on submarines)
COMLANTFLT - Commander, u.s. Atlantic Fleet (see CINCLANTFLT)
COMEX - Commence Exercise
CommO - Communications Officer
COMNAVAIRLANT - Commander, Naval AIR forces, Atlantic
COMNAVAIRPAC - Commander, Naval AIR forces, Pacific
COMNAVSEASYSCOM - Commander, Naval SEA Systems Command
COMNAVSECGRU - Commander, Naval Security Group
COMPACFLT - Commander, Pacific Fleet (formerly CINCPACFLT)
COMPTUEX - Composite Training Unit Exercise
COMSEC - Communications Security
COMSUBLANT - Commander, Submarine force Atlantic
COMSUBPAC - Commander, Submarine force Pacific
CPO - Chief Petty Officer
CQ - Carrier Qualification
CV - Aircraft Carrier (Heavier-than-air)
CVN - Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear Powered
CZ - Aircraft Carrier (Lighter-than-air) (No longer in use)
DD - Destroyer
DDG - Guided Missile Destroyer
CRUDESRON - CRUiser DEStroyer squadRON
CVBG - Carrier Battle Group (V comes from ship designation CV/CVN)
CVW - Carrier air Wing (V from carrier's CV designation)
DAPA - Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor
DCA - Damage Control Assistant
DCAG - Deputy Air Wing Commander (see CAG)
DCC - Damage Control Central
DESRON - Destroyer squadron
DOD - Department Of Defense
DON - Department Of the Navy
EAOS - End of Active Obligated Service
ECMO - Electronic Countermeasures Operators
FAC - Forward Air Controller
FAC/A - Forward Air Controller/Airborne
FDO - Flight Deck Officer
F/MC - Fleet (or Force) Master Chief
FOD - Foreign Object Damage (Debris and Detection also used in some cases)
FRS - Fleet Replacement Squadron (Formerly RAG)
JAG - Judge Advocate General
JBD - Jet Blast Deflector (carriers)
JTF - Joint Task Force
JTFEX - Joint Task Force Exercise
LES - Leave and Earnings Statement
LPO - Leading Petty Officer
LSO - Landing Signal Officer
MCPO - Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPON - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
MPA - Main Propulsion Assistant
MO - Maintenance Officer (pronounced "Moe")
NFO - Naval Flight Officer
NAVAIR - NAVal AIR systems command
NAWCAD - Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division
NAVCOMP - COMPtroller of the NAVy
NAVEDTRA - chief of NAVy EDucation and TRAining
NAVMAT - NAVal MATerial command
NAVMILPERSCOM - NAVy MILitary PERSonnel COMmand
NAVSUP - NAVal SUPply systems command
NAVTRA - chief of NAVal TRAining
NAWCWD - Naval Air Warfare Center - Weapons Division
NCDU - Navy Combat Demolition Unit
NeL - Navy eLearning
NEX - Navy EXchange
NKO - Navy Knowledge Only
NMCI - Navy & Marine Corps Intranet
NROTC - Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
NJROTC - Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
NSAWC - Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
NSGA - Naval Security Group Activity
NSWG - Naval Special Warfare Group
OCS - Officer Candidate School
OOD - Officer Of the Deck
OPSO - OPerationS Officer
OPNAV - office of the chief of NAVal OPerations
POD - Plan Of the Day
RAG - Replacement Air Group (now known as FRS)
RIO - Radar Intercept Officer
RL - Restricted Line (Officer)
RT - RadioTelephone (voice radio)
RTC - Recruit Training Command
SAG - Surface Action Group
SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile [1]
SAU - Search and Attack Unit
SEAL - SEa Air Land
SECDEF - SECretary of DEFense
SECNAV - SECretary of the NAVy
SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCPO - Senior Chief Petty Officer
SICLOS - Shift Inspect Clean Lube Oil Strainers
SOPA -Senior Officer Present Afloat
SOP(A) - Senior Officer Present (Ashore)
SPAWAR - Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
STREAM - Standard Tension REplenishment Alongside Method
SSTG - Ships Service Turbo Generator
SUBRON - SUBmarine squadRON
SWO - Surface Warfare Officer
TE - Task Element
TF - Task Force
TG - Task Group
TU - Task Unit
UA - Unauthorized Absence/unauthorized
UAS - Unmanned Aerial System (replaced UAV)
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice
UDT - Underwater Demolition Team
UNREP - Underway replenishment
USMC - United States Marine Corps (organized under the DON)
USN - United States Navy
UDT - Underwater Demolition Team (see SEAL)
URL - UnRestricted line (Officer)
USNA - United States Naval Academy
UWT - UnderWater Telephone
VERTREP - Vertical Replenishment
VCNO - Vice Chief of Naval Operations
WSO - (Wizzo) Weapon system Operator
XO - eXecutive Officer

http://www.history.navy.mil/books/OPNAV20-P1000/A.htm

http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm

http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang2.htm

2M micro-miniature repair
ATE automatic tests equipment
ASAP as soon as possible
CBT computer based training
EMO electronics material officer
NETC = Naval Education and Training Command
AMD=Activity Manpower Document
EB = Enlistment Bonus
SRB = Selective reenlistment bonus
CREO=CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES
REGA=RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES
SCC=SHIP CONTROL CONSOLE
SCC=Submarine Command Course
SCC=Surface Common Core
NPC= Naval Personnel command

Comment by NavyDads Admin, Tim on January 22, 2009 at 4:31pm

you did not interrupt Mike. Nice to have you here welcome aboard. looks as though the three of us are in different stages of our sons Naval careers. So if there is anything I can help with don't hesitate to ask. I don't know a whole lot about it but I have a son that is in A school now in G.L. and I believe that intelchips son is just now starting his SCC or ATT. So we know kind of what you are going through.
I think the way that they decide which rating you get in bootcamp is by how you handle the training. I know that Trevor told me they do a fire course in boot camp and that some of the guys in his ship were in AECF also but they went to the FC side where he went to the ET side. I like intelchips am not sure how they decide but their is another group on this site that is "ask a recruiter" and a couple of other members are current and former Sailors so you might search and find them and ask them questions. We are all here to help each other as much as possible so don't be affraid to ask. I ask Trevor all the time what different things that he is doing and what the acronyms that he just hit me with mean.
Tim

Comment by Mike on January 22, 2009 at 1:43am

You're correct about the field being AECF. You see how green I am. I'm sure I'll pick up the acronyms you mentioned. Thanks.

Comment by Intelchips on January 22, 2009 at 1:38am

Welcome aboard Mike,

I think you mean AECF and we'll try to answer your questions as they come up. Some time during boot camp someone will mysteriously tell your son which rating he will train for. I have yet to understand how they decide. After they finished boot camp they then currently follow into INDOC -->SCC-->ATT--> A school--> C school-->the fleet for ETs and INDOC -->SCC-->ATT--> A school-->back to ATT for refresher--> C school-->the fleet for FCs. Of course things are always changing.

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