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Bahrain Moms

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 Miss Suzanne on December 29, 2011 at 1:53am
That's wonderful Jill! :-)

We just got a new 3D big screen TV, and it can do Skype - (that is assuming we can figure out how to do it!) So we're looking forward to that...

Michael's trying to decide if he wants to buy a pre-paid cell phone for when he gets to Bahrain or not... Does anyone have any input for this?
Comment by Miss Suzanne on December 26, 2011 at 3:47pm
Congratulations Heidi & Chris - I'm so happy for you that you got to talk to your Sailors!

My Michael settled down a bit, thank God!
I spent the day with him on the 23rd, getting a tattoo (for me), having dinner together, then going to a movie. It was so wonderful - just the two of us! Then Christmas Eve, and all day Christmas. He's leaving tonight, I don't know how I'm going to let him go... it'll be about a year until I see him again in person. (*envisioning myself holding onto his leg as he's trying to leave, dragging me along*) Hahahaha!
He's got a new girlfriend - a Sailor (a MA like him) stationed in Greece who he plans on skipping over on leave to see. He seems to be pretty serious about her.... eeeek!

Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and that all your Sailors are safe and sound wherever they are. God bless them all!
Comment by Mom2aSailor on December 26, 2011 at 3:29pm

Where did he leave from?  My girl leaves tonight from Norfolk and arrives in Bahrain on Wed.  I bet they will  meet each other! :)

 

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 26, 2011 at 2:14pm

Sailor gone- tearful airport drop-off, for me anyway!  He will soon be on to Bahrain.  What a wonderful Christmas. After coming back though- undressed tree, put away all decorations.  Just could not look at it all with out Cooper and his one sister who also left with Hubby and Newborn- Savannah!  So it was perfect. I shall wait now for the New Year!

Chriswick so glad you all had such a nice visit over the phone!  Yes- Breathe now.

Comment by chriscwick on December 26, 2011 at 9:33am
Great Christmas day! Chris got a call in to us just prior to dinner, 0200 his time. Said the "Secret Santa" at work was a hoot! His hangover didn't stop him from shredding paper. He got all his pkgs. & was happy with it all. With his ringtone sounding like a destroyer sounding "battle station" I took off at a dead run to find Alex to share the call. Everyone got time with him. My 90 yr old dad was happy to get time with Chris. Can finally breathe! Wonderful.
Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 25, 2011 at 8:49pm
Cooper leaves in the morning! What a lovely Christmas though! So glad we got everyone here to see him before Bahrain! Greetings to all!
Comment by Mom2aSailor on December 25, 2011 at 3:59pm

Merry Christmas all!! :)
My girl left today! :(   She leaves Norfolk tomorrow and will arrive in Bahrain on Wed.   She said the year would go by fast.. for HER maybe!  LOL  She will have her phone for one more day, then it will be skype or email for us.

Hope you all hear from your loved ones today!!

Comment by chriscwick on December 25, 2011 at 9:53am
Tammy - like the kids say, "it's all good".
Comment by chriscwick on December 25, 2011 at 12:00am
May your phone calls & Skypes be clear & bright, your texts complete with no Miisspellings, & your FB messages responded to promptly!
Merry Christmas to my confidants, my conspirators & finally, my trusted friends & allies! Bless us, every one & those we love & cherish.
Warm regards, Chris
Comment by chriscwick on December 23, 2011 at 9:07pm
Eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwewwwwww!
Yuck! SNAKES: only good for;
A bag, a belt, shoes & wallet!!!!!!
 

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