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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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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)
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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 ...
Started by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke. Last reply by navymomds Dec 16, 2016. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by Mom2aSailor on December 10, 2011 at 12:38am
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Yup... Let's just say I have NO IDEA what she learned in A or C school! LOL
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Comment by chriscwick on December 10, 2011 at 12:26am
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That sounds "cloak & dagger-ish"!!
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chriscwick.... My girl is IS. (Intelligence Specialist) :)
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Comment by Jane-Adam's mom on December 9, 2011 at 10:45pm
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Hi all-my son just left Bahrain, now in Dubai, soon to be at sea for who knows how long. I put a hold on sending Christmas boxes as he won't be getting any mail for awhile. I guess this is the start of putting all the training in to action! I may wear out a few pairs of rosary beads. You are all super cyber-support!!
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My Chris is MA3 Kennel Support aka
a NAVY chew toy (a well armed chew toy)!
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Donna - you're not alone! I've got 2 to go yet. One is a "flat warming" box and the other is a last moment impulse buy from 5 Below, a black Snuggle with white skulls! Matches some sleep pants & boxers in the earlier boxes! Just couldn't pass it up. It'll be me & the postmaster tomorrow.
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Do tell us! Ck'd "Navy Speak" (upper R margin) but no luck!
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Mom2 - HooYah! on graduation! Enjoy your time together. BTW: have gone blank of what she'll be doing while in Bahrain?
Leta - doing fine weather girl lol !!!! I saw it in the mid 50's the other day! They must be "freezing"!!!! We were around 34 this morning, BRRRR, I knew I shouldn't have gotten rid of my insulation!
Melissa - Chris signed for 2 yrs in Bahrain, but will most likely stay on after that. Says it'll put him in a more secure spot to go Lackland to pick up a leash. He's been figuring all the angles. Oh, still no call, card, FB message, Skype, smoke signal, email, signal flags, codex, Morse code or, well, what else is there?! But hope springs eternal....
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My girl graduated today from C school! wahooooooooo...
she'll be home tomorrow for 2 weeks, then leaves Christmas day for Bahrain. :(
I am so glad for her to be done with school!!! :) I am also glad she is able to come home before she has to report to Bahrain, I just wish it wasn't Christmas day she was leaving. Oh well, I'll be thankful for what we have with her. It will be a hard day to get through, that is for sure.
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Add 5th fleet on FB.
Ck the sites Melissa has at the beginning of this page.
Ask questions here, if one of us doesn't know we'll hunt down who does!
E4's can live off base, my MA3 son just got a flat as did Jill's ( see photo down the page).
The dog thing must be complicated, no info from me there, sorry.
Bahrain is considered good duty, not a lot of danger, except for the heat & humidity- nice area.
For Moms - too far away!
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