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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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Knit for the Navy
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A group for those who knit or crochet that would like to blanket our sailors with a touch of home. Our goal is to blanket the entire Navy.
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/knitforthenavy
Location: email address: knit4thenavy@gmail.com
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023
After I receive the blanket/afghan, they will be collected and distributed to the ship of the month. Look for pictures of the finished blankets/afghans posted here. Any questions or suggestions can be sent to me or posted on our message board here. Thank you all for your help.
Due to the HUGE cost of shipping blankets, I am very sad to say that I can no longer accept blankets to mail to the ships. I hope that everyone will continue to enjoy the group and come together for friendship and support. Thank you so much everyone who make blankets for our sailors. I know that they appreciated them.
Discussion Forum
OK! I'm new to knit4thenavy.
Started by Diane. Last reply by JMill'smom (Tammy) Mar 4, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Where do i send/take them?
Started by Janetnva. Last reply by NitaSewBee Jan 23, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by LLovesmysailor on March 9, 2009 at 9:43pm
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We were a bit in shock when the sale happened so fast. The townhouse we bought had only been on the market for a week. Houses here are moving quickly. I think that is probably because there are very few foreclosures here. Pittsburgh is a center a stability. Our houses never went up in value like in other areas, so very few people here got in over their heads. I'm so looking forward to getting my sewingroom back.
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I have some great news. We sold our home in 24 hours and we were really worried about finding another house before we had to move out of this one. We found a great townhouse last weekend. The seller has excepted our offer and we move in on April 14th.
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Terri, I'm mailing off a box of blankets today. I now know how you feel with all those boxes. I'm now up to my ears in boxes trying to get the house packed up so we can be out of here by the end of the month. BTW, there is an a check taped to the bag to help with the shipping.
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Comment by lauren on March 3, 2009 at 2:33pm
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Jeanne I have female friends that have them in many places and they say they don't hurt............
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Terri is going to shipping the boxes to the ship all at one time. She does have our address posted and a paypal link if some wants to help out with shipping.
Also for those that have not seen it. We have posted a flyer in a discussion that you can print if you'd like to hang up ( I'm also planning on using to get some cans in stores to maybe get donations) . I'm not sure what type of address Terri is using to get them to the ship. I know she was working with the Mason directly.
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Hi Peggy she does have a paypal account I bumped it up and is the top discussion she does need a warehouse......I think I'll wait to ship mine for the Tenn....
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HEY Terri..............I figured out a way to get that box I needed to ship you afghans.....I ordered a box of yarn........this will work out good...........lol...really though I should have a box on its way to you tomorrow or do you want me to wait .....when are you shipping out to the Mason?
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I"m trying to draw one up too.....turning 50 my sons are old enough for me to get one honoring them ...........since my oldest is on a sub and loving snorkeling/diving and my youngest loves golf and percussion.......
I'm thinking about a dolphin wearing snorkeling gear playing the drums with golf clubs......
my friends think I'm crazy..............but they always have
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ok I just heard from my son ...........he will not be pulled from the sub to go to Iraq
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We are looking for a house in Cranberry,PA. In fact we are headed that way tomorrow afternoon. We need to find something very soon because the people buying our house want to close in 6 weeks. It is going to be a very busy few weeks.
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