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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
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.
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
Discussion Forum
re:Son going to Bahrain - I have so many questions!!!!
Started by julie(Shane's Mom). Last reply by DiG Jul 13, 2018. 15 Replies 1 Like
Our son has moved on ...
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Comment by paces on November 18, 2012 at 2:39pm
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chriscwick....I know. I will do the same for you. I think I can see the smoke in the distance. Thank you. I am operating on the no news is good news idea again. I am grateful though because if he were in the Spec Ops I might not even know where he is. We certainly have many things to be grateful for. Thank you.
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Comment by chriscwick on November 18, 2012 at 2:06pm
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Aw paces, sorry yours has been infected with the dreaded; SSS (silent squid syndrome)! I am cosmically willing him to give you a ring, perhaps even a Skype. Maybe it works best if another Mom does the deed for you! Smell the smoke? That's me in the cosmos, thinking.
What gets me, is that I "hear" more from the GF than him! He hasn't even acknowledged getting his BD package! This isn't the way he was brought up.
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chriscwick...Well said. Wishing all our Sailors and their families a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our son has become a "Gary Cooper". I am praying that is a good thing that he is keeping busy when not working. Haven't heard from him in 3 weeks. Hoping he also finds a moment to give us a call. Hugs and Prayers to everyone.
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Afternoon everyone! Yes, every day separated is hard & the holidays are a particularly crushing time. We just celebrated Chris's 23 BD Friday. Now, it's Thanksgiving & soon Christmas. He PIRd May 2010, out of A School that June of the same year & off to the sand just a day prior to Father's Day. It's is our third year without him. The ad says Army Strong, but I think Military Strong fits best. I want to pout like a kid, shouting, "This isn't fair!" & stamp my foot. Trust me it doesn't make it better. I've tried it several times! lol Now, a new wrinkle, a girlfriend! She won't get out of the sand til 2014. We wonder if he'll extend his stay past this summer.
Sometimes it just seems like too much to deal with & I hate it, but he loves what he does. RATS! That didn't help either. Then, I think of another NAVY Mom friend who's son will be in the thick of it soon & another mom sitting at her Airman son's bedside in a hospital. I count my lucky stars & focus on what she must be going through...
My Thanksgiving wish is for them (us) all to be safe, healthy & happy in their chosen jobs & that I (we) can stand strong with them & for them. It's trite & gushy, but it's all I can come up with. I'll think of us as I, too, wait in line to ship my packages! My personal wish is that "Gary Cooper" takes a moment to phone!
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Welcome aboard everyone! It has been a couple of weeks since I have visited. I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving.
NavyMansWife... I totally understand. Although it is our son that is over there. Thanksgiving and Christmas has always been a very special time for our family. We all get together. There are about 45 of us. As the grandchildren get older and start their own lives, it is hard not having them there. Mom passed away two years ago, so it is very different without her as well. I knew the day was coming soon for ours to be moving on. He is 25, but I was hoping it would take a little longer. This is the second year without him. Now that it is here, I too find myself wishing time away. We have two other children 23 and 13. We have to make it wonderful for them. Praying for a wonderful holiday for you. I am going to get our son's package sent this week.
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Comment by NavyMansWife on November 18, 2012 at 12:52am
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Hi all, thanks for all the welcoming messages. I hope everyone had a good day, mine was so emotional because I wrapped and shipped off all my DH's anniversary and Christmas gifts. I really hope they get there in time! I usually love this time of year but I want it just to be over already. I got him a really nice watch for our anniversary and had it engraved on the inside and had to wait forever at the mall today to get it finshed and the whole time I was waiting I couldn't stop crying. I'm sure everyone thought I was nutso! Does anyone else have those type of days with the holidays so close?
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Nice group here, welcome in!
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Comment by navysis on November 17, 2012 at 10:51pm
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Hello All.. Im back on N4M and am so Glad they have a Bahrain page. My brother will be heading that way soon
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Comment by TenaciousDee on November 16, 2012 at 11:10pm
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Hello! My son arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday. He was able to call me for about a minute to tell me he had made it and he sent me a long message via FB today and he sounds great! Which made me feel better. This is his first deployment. I'm excited for him, but it does seem a bit surreal that he is on the other side of the world! It seems like just a few months back he was serving popcorn at the local movie theater and going to college! Now he's patrolling the Persian Gulf! Wow! I'm so proud of him and all our Sailors! Anyhow, I am so grateful for this site and I so happy to have found this group!
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Thank you Kathy B! Yes FaceTime and Skype are the best things for me I feel so lucky to have those means of communication over mail. I can't imagine not talking on the phone, FaceTime etc and waiting for the mailman constantly. We are very fortunate to have what we have over how it used to be!
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