ET school has 400 students on deck at any one time. ET school's goal is to train the future ETs of the Navy. Students attend either 14 weeks of communications or 13 weeks of radar training, with an equal amount of lab and classroom work. The first two weeks of each course are entirely in the classroom where principles of communications or radar are taught. The intent of ET labs is to teach basic troubleshooting skills using a six-step method.
Student apply what they have learned in the classroom.
New ET's learn that there is a logical flow that technicians use in identifying a fault, narrowing it down from the system level to the component level. ET school uses the advanced electronic classroom, a combination of computers, smart boards and video projectors. Detailers send a short list of available orders and Sailors can make their requests, with those having higher academic standing getting first pick. Richard Vogler assists SN Carlos Marrero as he works through a fault scenario. This systems lab, the final of four labs in communications training, is where everything is tied together.