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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 CathieRenee on February 21, 2012 at 10:42pm: I have sent many boxes of homemade cookies to my son and his squadron. I use my food saver. I do press the seal button after the air is vacuumed out, but before it starts crushing the cookies.

The shortest time it took for my son to get his packages was 5 days. The longest was 10.

My son has been to Bahrain 3 times. Sadly, it doesn't look like he will be going again.

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on February 21, 2012 at 1:39pm: I put insurance on both of the boxes as there were items that needed to be insured if lost. Then found out you have to wait 75 days before you file a claim.

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on February 21, 2012 at 1:37pm: She has checked both. But she just told me that she has not had time to get to the post office this week. I dried fruit and made jerky sent that to her. I am hoping she likes it. Also sent some of her favorite roasted nuts.

Comment by chriscwick on February 21, 2012 at 12:51pm: Seal a meal, or individual wrapped in a Pringles container.

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on February 21, 2012 at 12:43pm: Yes! Cooper had some stuff at other ppo. And insurance does slow stuff down. Last box took 2 1/2 weeks. One his Dad sent only took 7 days!? I just do not know what the deal is? Why some take longer? Perhaps they wait until they have a container full? Plane going? No idea. Has anyone ever tried to send cookies homemade? My Mom wants to send Coopers favorite Bars- 7 layer- not sure they would be any good?

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on February 21, 2012 at 12:23pm: Thanks for the info.I sent a packeage on the first and she still has not gotten it. I sent it to the FPO address did not put Bahrain anywhere on the package. UGH!!!! Thsi is for the birds, internet connection stinks, text messaging is wonderful unless is stops in the middle of a conversation. I am trying to make the best of it. She loves it there.

Comment by chriscwick on February 21, 2012 at 11:46am: Depends. A week to two weeks is normal. Course the in the States is quick, then the NAVY takes over....all bets are off! Just don't put the word "Bahrain" on anything, it could get into the island system & be in limbo forever.

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on February 21, 2012 at 10:34am: ladies, I have a question. I am wondering how long it takes for sailors to get boxes from home. I mailed one on the first of February and she still has not gotten it. Is this normal?

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on February 20, 2012 at 10:41am: Suzanne, My daughter is an MA she is not a "chew toy" but wants to do some volunteer time in the kennels, she is thinking of cross training either in that area or EOD. I think I would rather have her do the K9 training. LOL

Comment by chriscwick on February 19, 2012 at 10:48pm: Suzanne

Chris, aka "chew toy" is kennel support. He doesn't have a dog, but wants it badly.

Donna's Steve is a K9 handler! His Leo is a handful. Look back a bit, he's the one with the eyes aglow!

Glad the meds are working!