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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 Navymom on August 6, 2012 at 7:19pm: Rebecca - my son graduated boot camp last September also. Sept. 1 to be exact. Was that the date of your son's graduation? His division was 281.

Comment by Rebecca on August 5, 2012 at 11:00pm: I am so happy to hear that you are able to Skype, we were wondering if that would really be a possibility. Yes, when he said he wanted to see the world, he and I were thinking on two very different levels...I was thinking, oh, the west coast of the States, not off the coast of Saudi Arabia! :)

He is very excited, and I would never want to take the opportunity away from him, just one more "new" adventure for all of us, I suppose. One breath, one day at a time is great advice...and lot's of prayers!

He graduated last September from Boot camp and has been to three separate training commands since then. I know he's really looking forward to being part of the fleet...I'm am so grateful for this site! Thank you for responding!

Comment by chriscwick on August 5, 2012 at 10:49pm: One day & one breath at a time. Mine is into his third year there.
This is the group to be with! ((<3))

Comment by Navymom on August 5, 2012 at 9:15pm: @Paces

Hi Susan-

I guess it is a smaller Navy world than I realized. Well Navy Mom website :-) That is really cool! When we are skyping with our son, sometimes I can see your son walking around in the background. Glad your son had a nice birthday.

Hi Rebecca - I totally understand your apprehension. I was really upset with my son because he chose to be stationed in Bahrain. I didn't want him anywhere near the Middle East. He has been there about a month and a half and so far I have been feeling pretty peaceful about it. He is mostly on the base so that makes me feel better. He has also had the opportunity to visit some interesting places like a mosque, a camel farm, and the national museum. What an education! So that is kind of neat. I have faith in God so I pray everyday for his safety. We have been skyping with him at least 2 to 3 times a week and I like seeing his face. I think they will be okay. If they have to be in that part of the world, it seems like Bahrain is not so bad. Hope that helps and welcome!! :-)

Comment by Rebecca on August 5, 2012 at 8:27pm: Hello everyone. I'm new here, my son leaves tomorrow for Bahrain. He is a Corpsman assigned to the Aviation Clinic there. My husband retired after 21 years in the AF, and never went anywhere near a place like Bahrain, so this is a bit nerve-wracking for me.

I have been told that he will be fine, and have a good time, but, a Mom is a Mom and I am a bit worried.

Any advice would be very much welcomed! Thanks!

Comment by paces on August 5, 2012 at 8:03pm: Jill...Congrats. I know you are on cloud nine. Will be praying for you.

Navymom...Talked with our son today. Our sons are roommates. Said he is a good guy and is enjoying him as a roommate. But you already know that. I think it is great! He said he had a good birthday! Hugs and prayers. Susan

Comment by chriscwick on August 4, 2012 at 5:47pm: Wish him a great BD from us! If you want to get him an ice cream cake go online to the NAS Bahrain NEX there is a Baskin-Robbins. Tylos Lopez has been my liaison for ordering. Time difference can be problematic.

Comment by paces on August 4, 2012 at 12:54pm: chriscwick...I know. I am anxious to find out if they are actually roommates. That would be awesome.

Comment by paces on August 3, 2012 at 10:28pm: Navymom...I can't wait to ask him. Sunday is his birthday. It will be a little sad here.

Christine...Don't know how much help I can be, but our son was the same way. It took most of his 17 days home to decompress. Also, many of his friends had such different lives from when he left, it was hard for them to get together. It was another adjustment he had to make. We were just patient with him and we waited for him to tell us what he wanted, including what he wanted to eat. It was wonderful having him home, but it was stressful on us as well. We felt much the same as you. Hugs and prayers to you, Susan

Comment by chriscwick on August 3, 2012 at 10:17pm: If he is like Chris gets, he's not used to down time. Also, he may not
have "his stuff" to keep him busy. It's a hard acclimation back to a civilian life. Chris also found many of his friends had not grown up yet as he has in the service. He liked them, but, they struck him as...frivolous?" Young. We have to remember that our "kids" have a lot more responsibility on them, earlier. They've been taught skills most of their friends only experience in a game. Mine's a MA & MWD Handler, he & Grim are capable of doing very scary stuff. Brian may feel out of place. Am rambling, any of this make any sense?!