The Four in Hand Knot
“Does anyone know how to tie a tie?” the Petty Officer asked. The room was silent as a few hands rose up in various speeds of confidence. I kept my hand down out of fear he’d call me up to demonstrate in front of the rest of recruits. Knots are a part of a sailor's life. Only seldom are they not rope-related. It didn’t come as a surprise that one of the skills I’d have to know when I joined the Navy was how to do a proper Four in Hand knot. Every enlisted recruit was given a