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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:
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 CarolJ * Courtney's Mom * on January 10, 2009 at 11:14am
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Terri,
It's sad but I can totally related to the stairs thing!! :) Done it to many times to remember!! LOL ! So it's nice to see i'm not the only clumsy Navy Mom!!
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Terri,
The logo is awesome. Showed it to my daughter and she loved it.
She is so excited about being the first ship to receive blankets!! I could use some yarn if you have it... I have not received any as of this date. I've been trying to scrap some up but not very lucky. I would really like to make a couple of blankets.. I have the time and am willing... just need supplies
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Comment by lauren on January 9, 2009 at 2:02pm
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You type like me sister...............I really don't care about who has my address.........but since it is a group project how about you use our knit for the Navy address and if you find yourself with to much mail and you want you forward to me and I will post them on here.......ok evry1 what you think?
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Oh Terri LOVE the logo ...can I also get a copy to add to my stuff................
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Goodmorning Evry1 I get a motivation thought every week and this one made me think of this great group and wanted to share with you.....
Everyone has the power of greatness. Not for fame, but for greatness. Because greatness is determined by service.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ok my talented friends, because I don't have a clue how to read a pattern, and I don't find someone to teach me I will beable to share my leftover yarn to someone that is making hats. So how much yarn does it take to make a hat?
Do they want any special colors? If anyone needs any yarn to make a couple now just let me know onlylauren59@yahoo.com please put knit4navy in subject line
huggs you all now back to my blanket
"fair yarn and following needles"
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Ok Terri What kind of money are we talking about?
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WOW Inga......now that is talent......beautiful !!!!
I"m am also sorry for the loss of family that so many are feeling. I also agree that no matter what our beliefs are we will be there for each other. I would like to take the time to tell everyone in this group that I so much appreciate how up-beat each and every member has been, but I'd also like to say that we all have bad days and different beliefs and building bonds and being there for each other no matter what is why I love this site and if anyone would think that "anyones" life is a waste well ....I would just pray for them
on a up note can you believe that we are up to 66 memebers how cool is that
Terri how many blankets do we have for that wonderful ship the USS Mason? (my son dropped 4 in the mail today)
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TY Janis but don't put me in the group of talent...................... I can't even read a pattern I jusr remember my Grandma telling me no matter what you do just make sure you use the # of stiches in each row ( and I'm not always sure I do that.............they will love the fleece blankets they are soooooooooooo snuggly
This group iss wonderful isn;t it I'm happy to a part of it too
huggs
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ok one for the girls............
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