Navy IT

[Philosophic]

Hey Sythe Community!

So I'm reaching out for some help - in 123 days I will be leaving my comfortable life to go to Basic Combat Training for the Navy, where I will be "molded" into a sailor. Two months of that, followed by 24 weeks in "A" School at Ft. Corey, in Pensacola, Fl.

Anyways, I have been awarded the rating IT (Information Systems Technician). My job description is as follows:

"Information Systems Technicians design, install, operate, and maintain state-of-the-art informations systems. This technology includes local and wide area networks, mainframe, mini and microcomputer systems and associated peripheral devices. They also write programs to handle the collection, manipulation and distribution of data for a wide variety of applications and requirements. They perform the functions of a computer system analyst, operate telecommunications systems including automated networks and the full spectrum of data links and circuits."

So, I'm looking to get a head start on this as I'm sure some of the people I'm going to be learning with already have some sort of knowledge in this field. I am completely uneducated and blind to this - being an IT is completely new to me. What type of programming should I try to learn this summer to get my foot in the door? I have exactly four months to boot camp this Saturday.

Any and all advice/tips helps!

 

[kmjt]

They also write programs to handle the collection, manipulation and distribution of data for a wide variety of applications and requirements

Do you know what language you will have to write these programs in?

 

[Philosophic]

Do you know what language you will have to write these programs in?

I have no clue . I figured it'd be a similar job to a private sector IT, just with a little more muscle.