Hi, I am preparing to submit an IS package and am curious as to what the rotation for sea/shore is. After my obliserv at this command I will have 3years sea time. The reason I am asking is I am trying to stay stateside as much as possible. My wife is taking my deployment rougher than I imagined she would, having to go through therapy and take depression medication. I just do not wish to put her through it any more than I have to. Also what kind of billets are available and what are the chances of getting a support billet for NSW. I am currently riverine and EXW qualed so I would prefer to stay in the general community. Any other information I can get would be greatly appreciated, I only have 2 IS' in the squadron to draw information from.

quote:

Originally posted by JG54170:
Hi, I am preparing to submit an IS package and am curious as to what the rotation for sea/shore is.

As of the NAVADMIN published on 041837Z MAY 06, sea/shore rotation (in months) is:

ISC - Sea: 36; Shore: 36
IS1 - Sea: 42; Shore: 36
IS2 - Sea: 42; Shore 36

quote:

After my obliserv at this command I will have 3years sea time. The reason I am asking is I am trying to stay stateside as much as possible. My wife is taking my deployment rougher than I imagined she would, having to go through therapy and take depression medication. I just do not wish to put her through it any more than I have to.

I am not certain your sea time will count toward your first duty station as an IS. Double check this with your career counselor.

I hope your wife's health is improving. At the same time, IS's deploy on board ships, in support of IA's, etc.

quote:

Also what kind of billets are available and what are the chances of getting a support billet for NSW. I am currently riverine and EXW qualed so I would prefer to stay in the general community. Any other information I can get would be greatly appreciated, I only have 2 IS' in the squadron to draw information from.

IS's go through "A" School and then straight to "C" School. "C" Schools include:

3910 - Imagery Analyst - deals with assessing imagery intelligence.

3923 - Strike Analyst

3924 - Operational Intelligence Analyst - All-source analysts who deal with a variety of intelligence topics.

3912 - Ground Analyst - This NEC may be right up your alley if you seek to stay in this type of community. They provide intel support to Marines, SPECWAR, etc. This is a fairly new community and may be a good option based on what you want. However, they can also have a less than consistent deployment schedule, so it's something else to consider given your comments about your wife's health.

I hope this helps -- do a military.com search and you'll find many postings about the IS rating.

Good luck!
IS1(SCW)