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If you have a son or daughter in Bahrain or going to Bahrain heres the group for you!!!!!!

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Feb 26, 2024

Life in Bahrain
I have many moms asking me, hows life in Bahrain? So I thought I would put a few things together, post it and update, make corrections as I remember something. Well aside from the very hot sun, nice beaches,museums,malls on and off base,the sand storms , which reak havoc on the weapons some carry :). Here are a few thing that might help.

New Arrivals
1. 2 or 3 weeks of training and classes to learn Bahrain customs,laws and the Navys do's & don't's
2. Not allowed off base til the training is complete.
3. No family housing. Non military persons were removed after 9/11. ("09" spouses allowed back )
4. Lower rank personal(I'll check the rank) must live on base in barricks. Others live off base in rental units.

Duty
1. Shifts are 12 hours long.
2. No uniforms are to be worn off base at any time only civ's (civilian cloths)
3. Unlike the States, there week is Sunday - Thursday weekend is Friday and Saturday.

Misc.
1.They buy cell phones on base at the mall or Nex. They can call you for about 10 cents and send texts for 10 cent per text. (Tho in Bahrain they go by BD'S Bahrain Dollars).
NOTE: They CAN NOT text to some cell phone services. The ones I know are Nextel,Verizon and Sprint.
2. Everything they need can be bought on base at the mall or Nex. Even computers,tv's, music,movies .....everything......
3. Drinking: 18 is the legal drinking age in Bahrain on and off base.This goes for the military personal also with one Navy rule in order to buy/drink liquor or whiskey you must be 21, but at 18 they can consume/purchase beer and wine.

Mail
1. They have a on base post office. Which is closed I belive on Monday's.
2. On packages/letters you send DO NOT write Bahrain,middle east or Manama anywhere on the outside of the mail. This may make it arrive to the town P.O.(Manama) instead of onbase. The military ships its own mail but if it does not arrive to the state side base to be shipped to your sailor than its put on a internatial mail flight and sent to the town P.O. Your sailor will have a p.o. box with a FPO address on base only use the address he/she gives you and your return address. It will look something like this.
*Rank Name*
PSC ??? Box ???
FPO AE 09840-2800

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/home.asp
http://www.bahraintribune.com/index.asp
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/bahrain/index.htm (This one is the base news)

Sailors on a Liberty Tour

U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain -- The Oklahoma City rock band "Hinder" peforms outside the NSA Bahrain's Freedom Souq June 22. The hundreds of attendees included service members assigned to NSA Bahrain and from visiting ships USS Peleliu (LHA-5), USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), USS Curts (FFG-38) and USS Dallas (SSN-700). The event was sponsored by the NSA Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson Bomjardim (Released)

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Comment by NavyMAMom(02/07/14) on March 15, 2016 at 2:10pm: To Jamalsmom: My son is in Bahrain, has been for almost 2 years. My Husband, daughter and myself went to Dubai last year and we flew over to visit my son for a day because he was doing some special training that week so it did not make sense for us to stay. Even though it was such a short visit, we totally enjoyed it. The place is beautiful, we got to go on base and look around, then went out to dinner.

One thing that my son told us and you have to be diligent with is being covered up. Their society is very strict on women covering up. Even though you will be a tourist they expect you to be respectful of their customs so keep that in mind.

It will be awesome. Go visit your baby and enjoy every moment of it.

Comment by navymom41 on March 15, 2016 at 10:58am: To Jamalsmom: You can stay 7 days but will need to purchase a 14 day tourist visa for approx $66 and that can be purchased on line or when you arrive in Bahrain thru customs. It was a 22.5 hr trip from Atlanta and remember the 8 hr ahead (from Atlanta) time difference when setting your trip up. Also the work schedule of your sailor. I booked my flight thru Priceline and purchased my visa upon arrival. Make sure your passport is up to date and there are no required vaccinations to enter the country. The one issue is jet lag..but seeing your child is well worth it.

Comment by Jamalsmom on March 15, 2016 at 10:03am: To Navymom14: Thank you, I am really nervous. I really would like to know the procedures. I can only stay about 7 days is that possible.

Comment by navymom41 on March 14, 2016 at 7:59pm: To Jamalsmom: You were wondering if you could go to Bahrain to visit at Christmas...by all means GO! I just came back last month from a 3.5 week stay with my son. It is a beautiful place and worth the trip. My son has a 2 bedroom apartment close to the base where I was able to stay with him. Most everyone spoke english and all signs were printed in english as well. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. It was expensive though...and I recommend renting a car by the day or week to see Manama and down to the Tree of Life. Tourist visas are granted for a 2 week stay but can easily be extended when you are there. I hope you will be able to visit as it will mean so much to your son and good for you to see where he is.

Comment by Irene on March 8, 2016 at 10:22pm: Hi Karen, My daughter told me that US gift cards don't work at the Navy restaurants. She had Chick fil A and Starbucks gift cards and they told her they don't apply in Bahrain. So though it is a great idea, it doesn't translate over there. :(

Comment by Karen93 on March 8, 2016 at 5:09pm: Hi. I want to send my son gift certificates for restaurants in the area. I've been looking online, but can't find a specific list of chains. Does anyone know where to find a list.

Comment by ValK on February 14, 2016 at 9:43pm: I have a son going there in April for a year. He was there earlier in the year on a ship. I just don't know what to think.