The school was later moved to United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Virginia where is stayed until 2003. These men and women could serve on a variety of assignments including large Coast Guard Ships and Vessel Traffic Services. The United State Coast Guard Radarman specialized training took place at the RD "A" school located at the Governors Island New York. Radar navigation, tactical communications, naval gunfire support, directing amphibious operations, establishing and maintaining tactical data links, Anti-Submarine Tactical Air Control (ASTAC), Air Intercept Control (AIC), Strike control, and other duties are involved in the OS rating. Since this change Operations Specialists (OS) perform a variety of functions onboard Navy ships. The Radarman (RD) rating was changed to Operations Specialist (OS) in October 1972, with its operational duties assigned to the OS rating, electronic warfare operation and maintenance to the Electronic Warfare Technician (EW), and its radar maintenance duties to the Electronics Technician (ET) rating. Radarmen were especially trained in emergency repair procedures, as vessels they were assigned to went into combat areas. Once assigned to a ship or shore station, the radarman was required to operate and maintain the installed radar and electronic warfare equipment. Navy Class "A" radar school at a designated Naval Training Centers ( NTC) in the United States. The radarman was generally required to attend and complete a U.S. Radarman, chief (E-7) - designated RDC or RdMC.Radarman 1st class (E-6) - designated RD1 or RdM1.Radarman 2nd class (E-5) - designated RD2 or RdM2.Radarman 3rd class (E-4)- designated RD3 or RdM3.Radarman, striker (E-3) - designated RD or RdM.
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