I have already found a decent amount of general info about the IS rating. A couple of questions I still have: about how large are the class sizes for A school? Is the rating a 24 hour job that has multiple shifts (i.e. day shifts, night shifts, on call weekends, etc)?
wepprop
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I would guess, based on nothing more than an appreciation of how an organization's daily management cycle works, that a fair number of IS work the night shift getting the next day's daily intelligence summary presentation ready for the start of the day shift.
chukles
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Class size is similar to other schools. Every Job in the Coast Guard is a 24/7 Job as we are always in a recall status. IS's can work any shift, or all shifts depending on the tasks at hand.
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Chuck
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mochi
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Thanks for input :)
purposeo
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I follow the companies at boot on
http://www.uscgbootcamp.com and haven't seen anyone go directly to "A" School for IS (or other ratings). Why is that?
wepprop
Yet Another Coastie Dad
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Because IS, along with most other ratings these days, is not offered as a guaranteed 'A' school.
I think that reserves sometimes also go directly from boot to 'A' school but that may not be possible in the IS case.
The latter is just supposition on my part, however.
Last Edited : 1/5/2010 5:53:35 PM GMT
highsurf1982
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Is the IS rating critical right now? I've read on some forums that it is, any idea?
wepprop
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It appears to be, based on the December 'A' School List. However, that list is only updated monthly and changes to the list of critical ratings are never more than a message away.
However, simply because it's listed as critical does not mean that 'A' school can be guaranteed. Even if they wanted to, it might be hard to do in the IS case because of all of the background checks required.
highsurf1982
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Probably a stupid question, but how much does a person's credit score affect their clearance level? I have a record that is clean as a wistle, and nothing outstanding credit-wise, but my credit score is low. I had to short-sell a house after divorce, woo-hoo!
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