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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 Miss Suzanne on December 18, 2011 at 3:45am: I think that's some really good advice, Chris, thank you. I guess patience is a virtue for a reason, eh?! :-)

Comment by chriscwick on December 18, 2011 at 12:33am: Thanks for the hugs & well wishes.

We, are & always will be, in Mommy-mode. I also think every kid & parent has to weather this particular storm.

When he was home over the summer he still made "Christopher" noise coming in late. Amazing how comforting those little things are. Just wait for that lopsided, cheeky grin. It'll surface soon.

Here's to fair winds & following seas. Night NAVY Moms, sweet dreams.

Comment by Miss Suzanne on December 17, 2011 at 11:53pm: Thanks Mom2!
My Michael is only 18, but I realize that i can't tell him what to do anymore... and your right, we just have to figure it out, and find that happy medium.

Its just so much harder than I thought it would be! :/
*hugs back* Thanks!

Comment by Mom2aSailor on December 17, 2011 at 11:37pm: Miss Suzanne,

My daughter is pretty much the same, but the relationship between us is SO different! It has been a somewhat difficult adjustment for both of us. She is the oldest of 6 and 5 are still home, so I am normally in "mommy" mode.. but this just doesn't cut it for my 20yo. :/ I am trying to figure it all out and so is she. We are getting there, but I TOTALLY understand what you are saying. They change, the relationship changes and we don't really have much time to adjust and figure it out!

HUGS!

Comment by Miss Suzanne on December 17, 2011 at 9:56pm: Nancy - lol about leaving with a tattoo! Michael wants us to go get a new tattoo together! (I have several already) and I'm happy you get your early Christmas present, too! :-)

Chris - I'm so happy for you that he finally called! Just tell him that getting the packages open are half the fun! (Or tell him to let his dog open them for him! lol!) Yes, more guarded - that's exactly it! Hopefully he'll relax a bit by Christmas...

Anyway, I'm glad your son won't be alone for Christmas, that's a big mental boost for you, I'm sure! :-)
Thanks for understanding, makes me feel better! (((hug))))

Comment by chriscwick on December 17, 2011 at 9:35pm: Yes, our sailors are the same young men & women we raised, but their new found independance & knowing what they now know about themselves are game changers. They are more guarded, but the kids we dropped off for boot, aren't the same as the one who PIR'd or the one ( in our case) who can be a deadly weapon or disarm a bomb, or save lives with a dog or their other new found skills. It is nice when the kid still inside peeks out & grins a well remembered lopsided grin & grabs an, all too quick, hug.

BTW: Got a call at 0200 Bahrain time. Sounded tired, but wonderful.
He'd gotten a couple of his pkgs, but complained that presents had been securely Xmas wrapped! Told him to shred paper, but he said he'd wait till a soon to happen, "secret Santa" party to shred! I like that! He won't be alone, he'll be with friends and share the day. HooYah!

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 17, 2011 at 9:01pm: Yes! Booyah! My son home 21:00 hr. last night! I had his favorite Pot Roast and 7 Layer Bars and Cookies! It was wonderful and odd at the same time! I am a HUGE talker- but I kind of sat and waited to see what he had to say. I tried to do that today too. His 'Current Events" so much more important. He talked here and there about new qualifications- so very proud of him.

No Tattoo's (that were visible) I do know he and his Siblings all wish to get a matching one of a treasured token of their childhood. So, he may leave with one!

Happy Holidays All!

Comment by Miss Suzanne on December 17, 2011 at 7:57pm: My son just got home last night - BOOYAH! He came home with two new tattoos, and a bunch of new muscles...! lol!
He's still wonderful, but he has really changed... Have any of you other Moms experienced this? (I'm sure you have...) Any suggestions on how to deal with it personally/emotionally? What I'm trying to say, I guess, is that he left for boot as my baby... and he's come back this adult man that I'm not sure I know anymore...?
I'm not complaining, please don't think I'm not grateful to have him here, but I must admit - and only to you ladies - that it hurts just the smallest little bit...

*sigh* I feel selfish just typing this, but I have a feeling that you will understand.

I hope everyone's holiday season is going well!