Talk:Electronics technician (United States Navy)

ETR merged into ITS rating

Per NAVADMIN 066/20 ETR and ITS were merged, recommend updating the article by ending ETRs history and discussing it's merger into ITS. Littlelago123 (talk) 18:56, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Major Overhaul 2016

First off I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has added content to this page over the years. When I stated this page by adding a couple of facts about the ET rate years ago I never imagined it would look this professional. BZ to everyone on a job well done!

Now that Navy is designating Nuclear ETs as ETN it is great time to overhaul the page. I've added and updated a lot of information on ET, ETV, and ETR as I am familiar with those rates. What I need help with is ETN. I've left most of the ETN content as is. What we desperately need from an ETN is citations, citations, citations. Any help will be appreciated.

Wga (talk) 18:55, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Untitled

Need some major overhaul on this... flesh out A school some, recheck some of the duties (I've never seen ETs work on electronic countermeasures, it's always been CTTs (what used to be EWs) that worked on them), differentiate the nuke/surface/subsurface ET schools (pretty sure that nuke ETs go through their own A school... but it's been 14 years since I've been through school)...

Supersquid 22:32, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Burzum's Changes

I was a submarine nuclear ET, so I updated the nuclear ET section. I'd add info on the other sections if I knew anything about them. Additionally, I have no experience on nuclear aircraft carriers so it would help if someone else could expand/clarify that section.--Burzum 10:13, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

KingOfChaos's Changes

Having just graduated FC "A" School, I know a lot of what ETs do during training, so I elaborated some more on the jghjfgjj

Some questions...

I was a nuke ET 1962-1970. The article says many "A" School graduates go to "C" school for specific equipment. Back in the day, "B" School was for specific equipment, "C" School was the advanced ET course. Did this change, or is the article wrong?

robert.taylor21@verizon.net UNKNOWN (UTC)

I think a lot of the confusion comes from the fact that ET is actually 4 very similar but unique ratings. ET, ETN, ETR and ETV. ETs attend a school and work on equipment that is different from ETNs and ETR/ETV attend a school that is different from ET and ETN and work on different equipment. I moved the training from it's own subdivision to a subdivision under each individual rate so that each rates schooling can be described individually. This will hopefully clear up any confusion about who get what training and where.

Wga (talk) 18:55, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Well I'm just a conventional ET, but I do know that there are no more B schools... C schools are for specific equipment (or systems) nowadays. I've got several NECs on comms, crypto, radar, and IT equipment, as well as instructor (9502), and I got all of those at C schools. I also teach the Information Systems Maintenance (NEC 1678) at Dam Neck, and we refer to it as C school. I'm not sure if Nuke Power School and Prototype schools are referred to as C school, or if it's considered part of the A school, or if it's a horse of another color.

Supersquid 03:37, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

The nuclear pipeline today is a totally different animal altogether. It's my opinion that we're ETs by name only, since nuke ETs aren't trained in communications, radar, or any of the other stuff that conventional ETs get in "A" School. It's my understanding that if a de-nuked ET wants to stay an ET, they'd have to go back and get all that other training. Of course, I could be totally wrong. It's been a few years...

Alyssa3467 00:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

You are right, there are a lot of nuke drops who go back to Great Lakes for the AECF ET "A" training. Then after you complete ET "A" you chose orders to a C school and sometimes you don't even get that. Some people will just go strait to a ship or duty station. I think mostly seabee ET's don't get C schools. By the way, I am trying to find out about C schools right now since I am almost done with my ET "A" and I have no idea where to get info from. I can't even find stuff on NKO. A old ET briefly talked to me and told me I should go for the 1428 C school but I can't find anything on it. help please.

AdamWillis 11:16, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm a 1428 pipeliner, went through the school back in '93-'94. I teach the ISM school (NEC 1678), I might be able to help you if you're trying to find a good C school. Shoot me an email and I'll see what I can do. Use the email link on my userpage.

Supersquid 23:52, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

change title

Perhaps this should be moved to Electronics Technician (US Navy)? To differentiate it from the general occupational title of a consumer electronics technician? OlEnglish (talk) 04:30, 21 December 2008 (UTC)