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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

Choose your Username.  For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either).  Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username.  While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups!  Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself!  Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Knit for the Navy

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

Ok, here are the basics. We are asking for handmade blankets/afghans that are twin bed size or smaller. You can knit, crochet, quilt, or make the hand tied (no sew) fleece blankets. (We are open to any other methods as well.) Any pattern or color, that is up to your creativity. Just be sure they are tasteful and appropriate.

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

pefect for me

Started by Jappj Aug 10, 2013. 0 Replies

OK! I'm new to knit4thenavy.

Started by Diane. Last reply by JMill'smom (Tammy) Mar 4, 2012. 8 Replies

Where do i send/take them?

Started by Janetnva. Last reply by NitaSewBee Jan 23, 2012. 1 Reply

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Comment by LLovesmysailor on February 28, 2009 at 6:02pm
I have some very good news. We listed our house for sale on Friday morning and received an offer this afternoon. We went to contract a few hours ago. Now we need to find a place to buy ourselves. It will be 6 weeks to closing on this house, so I'll be house hunting for the next couple of weeks. I don't mind being house-less, I just don't want to be home-less. Now all I need to do is break the news to my sailor in Groton.
Comment by lauren on February 27, 2009 at 5:32pm
ok I went ahead and post the flyer in a discussion
Terri hope that is ok
didn't want people to have to go though all the pages to find it
Comment by lauren on February 27, 2009 at 2:19pm
You never know Joyce........ I have family In Phoenix area and my sister is in Yuma....... and my son is on the USS Tucson, he went to Tucson last year for some event. He had a great time. They took some of the boy scout hiking and he visited schools and read to the kids...........they also ran into a bridal party and they all got up on stage and sang to the bride-to-be (The pics were great).........so it was a great well Rounded trip........if he goes again I'm going to meet him down there. So we'll have to get together........
Comment by lauren on February 27, 2009 at 12:52pm
Same here in Illinois Gayle .spent the beautiful Wed driving and at Dr ...and today I'm free and it snowed last night................but your right my flowers are popping though and they are never wrong...WOOHOO SPRING
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 8:13pm
That is one of the cutest things I have seen...........you should sell them
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 8:07pm
WARNING if you watch Oprah today ..............2 boxes of Kleenex....she went to Walter Reed Hospital
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 6:47pm
Yeah right....They gave me a walking cast and told me I can't walk on it.........I have about an 1 1/2 "of my incision that is not healing ......so maybe in two weeks I can start Physical Therapy ........woohoo
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 4:52pm
ok if you click on the file it should open for you .......please someone try and let me know
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 4:51pm
Comment by lauren on February 26, 2009 at 4:49pm
ok I can't get it to load on this page......help
 

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