Word Ladder

a.k.a. Thursday's brain bender....

Make your way from ARMY to NAVY in nine steps, changing one letter at a time to make a good English word at each step.

ARMY
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NAVY

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Also, do not take any wooden nickles along the way (unless they are from Fritz's), pass Go, or pick up any hookers. Answer(s) to follow later in the comments....

Update: Raging Mom from The Splatter Zone is our only smartypants today! Whoohoo!