04/04/2018
Hawaii Days ... Navy Nights ⚓️🤝
PP18 Officially Starts with Ceremony in Indonesia
Service members assigned to USNS Mercy made the first official PP18 mission stop in Indonesia where they participated in a two-part opening ceremony.
03/30/2018
To all women who have served shall we ⚓️
03/22/2018
New ships, New missions, New careers! Excited to travel world alongside! ⚓️
SECNAV Names Newest Destroyer in Honor of U.S. Marine
Lance Cpl. Patrick Gallagher was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on July 18, 1966, when he selflessly threw his body on an incoming gr***de, shielding his fellow Marines.
03/21/2018
Congratulations and a big welcome to our newest member of the VRD EMN1 Kevin Knight!
02/14/2018
Congratulations go out to our newest Future Sailor Balpreet Chatha who joined the Navy today under our Professional Apprenticeship Career Track(PACT) Seaman Program.
01/30/2018
To find out more about how you can join the World’s Finest Navy message one of our top recruiters today! Www.navy.com
01/29/2018
Congratulations go out to our newest Future Sailor Andrew Benson who contracted AECF today.
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.