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Bahrain Moms

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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 Annie on December 18, 2012 at 12:03pm: About the video "Shouting In the Dark" (see above), I admit I have not watched it yet, but... all the 'Arab Spring' has led to so far is Muslim Brotherhood control, right? The Bahrain fight is Suni vs Shiite, as always. And the government says it has proof that the riots are spurred by people NOT from Bahrain. Of course the documentary is probably compelling, and Bahrain certainly has terrible inequalities, but there is always the other side of each story.

Comment by SierrasMom (Bahrain on December 18, 2012 at 11:25am: Thank you for all your suggestions!!

Comment by chriscwick on December 17, 2012 at 5:56pm: Kathy, evil? Uh huh! One of the things we love about you. I too wrapped every piece I sent. No word about our goodies from from "secret squirrel".

Comment by chriscwick on December 17, 2012 at 5:53pm: If iPhone enable iMessage, it's free!

iTune gift cards,

An NEX card is nice too.

A Melita one cup drip coffee cup, & coffee, for when she can't get to the Souk.

Sheets, towels, etc.

And, yes the USPS If It Fits, It Ships are a godsend!

Comment by Annie on December 17, 2012 at 1:12pm: Yes I forgot to mention the IPhone too:) Any phone with apps is great. Our DD has found WhatsApp works best for texting. It's a little confusing, but once they put their phone on 'hold' they can use all the apps, music, pictures etc with any available WiFi. Each room comes with an ancient tv.

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on December 17, 2012 at 12:29pm: Hi Sierras Mom;

My daughter shipped there last January. We got her a new laptop just to make sure she had a good working one. I believe that her orders will say that she can have two suitcases and possibly her sea bag. My daughter also got an Iphone which has been the best as they can download free texting aps. When she gets there she will have a better idea of what she needs in the way of a television, or dvd player. All the essentials.

Comment by Annie on December 17, 2012 at 11:33am: Make sure she has a Smartphone, vital! You can get one used on Craigslist, Droid X is good. A laptop is also great, for email, watching dvd's, facebook, etc. WiFi is weak there, but workable. Her cellphone should be placed on 'Military Hold' before she deploys. Remember whatever she takes has to be stuffed in seabags! Shipping stuff to her is AWESOME, use the LARGE priority box free from post office, anything up to 70 POUNDS goes for $13.45!!!

Comment by SierrasMom (Bahrain on December 17, 2012 at 10:34am: Congrats to JosephsWifey on the baby!!!

I need help! My daughter is in A-School and coming home next weekend for Christmas. She will be leaivng for Bahrain in January. I don't know what to get her for Christmas! I got her a camera but I need some ideas. I was waiting to see where she was going to get orders for and now I am really at a loss. Do any of you have any ideas??