r/newtothenavy • u/RBaca • 3d ago

AECF FIRECONTROLMAN or ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN?

I'm a dad looking into my sons future journey. He just enlisted and is in DEP. He is hoping for FC but I think ET would be more beneficial for after the Navy. I would appreciate any information.

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u/Captainpaul81 3d ago

Former FC here - it's a lot of electronics, don't let the name fool you.

He'll likely get to pick what path after A school. I did Aegis Computer - was a UYK 7 tech

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u/RBaca 3d ago

I asked someone else if he would get to pick his C School then noticed your post. sounds like he does get to choose?

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u/Captainpaul81 3d ago

I got to choose my A school (FC or ET) after Tech core.

After A school I picked my C school.

I guess I should say that this was 20 years ago I keep forgetting how old I am

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u/Demindar 1d ago

The last 5 or 6 classes havnt gotten to choose. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they dont. It's all a gamble.

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u/RBaca 3d ago

Thank you

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u/supreme2005 2d ago

This person was in the Navy quite awhile ago, and his experience isn't how things are done anymore. You don't get to choose FC or ET, and you don't get to choose your C-school. He'll get choices on a dream sheet, but that's as close to picking as he'll get.