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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 chriscwick on December 8, 2011 at 1:38pm: I hope Chris's place is as nice! It may not stay that way though, not if his housekeeping skills haven't improved! lol

We all have "our days" when the composure we put forth flags & anything grabs us & sets us off. It is OK, it is how we cope. So vent, cry, shout, whatever. Like Chris says, " It's all good".

Oh, two words; waterproof mascara
Buy stock in it. We'll all be set for life!

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 8, 2011 at 3:09am: Hi Christine, we just came home from our family dinner where we celebrated the far to short life of our nephew Michael only 38 years. The first year without him- his Mother so brave. So, I can really understand your feelings of loss and venerability. It must be so hard to have your son away during these first holidays without your loved ones. I don't think it is hypersensitive- those are all such real losses and events that set off a real alert and sense of hyper-vigilance. You need not apologize, just lean in to this support and try to enjoy the holidays. If the package is late, it will be o.k. Rest up- and tomorrow one foot in front of the other. Things will get better. Our prayers go to you and your son Brian.

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 7, 2011 at 3:57am: Hello Margo- I just found the site Thanksgiving weekend! Everyone has been so helpful and kind. You will really find some comfort and be able to share things that everyone "just gets". It is refreshing. My son arrives Bahrain in January. He is looking forward to it. Welcome.

Comment by chriscwick on December 6, 2011 at 8:33pm: Thanks Nancy, I think we all envisioned yours & our sailors doing the exact same thing! Just scared Alex, seems I sound really wierd giggling & sniffling at the same time!'

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 6, 2011 at 8:12pm: Hi, I want to apologize for all the typo's in my comments. My Husband bought me an IPad to communicate with Cooper. I am not use to this touch keyboard- I never notice when I miss a letter or it just does crazy stuff on it's own? I know it will be a perfect tool when Cooper is far away.

Tammy- I don't know what you think we are doing at ZUMBA but we are all challenged! We laugh because we are all so awful!! We are always surprised when all of us are going in the right direction! That is rare. It is just a great group of gals all kind of re-inventing our lives with grown kids......loads of fun and lots of empathy for what ever may come our way. Very therapeutic!

Comment by trashline27 on December 6, 2011 at 8:02pm: Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers for my son. The sailor boy sent me a message on Facebook thanking us for his Christmas packages which I sent the day before Thanksgiving. I wrapped everything and left him a note that said do not open until CHristmas. He opened everything and was very happy. I laughed till I cried picturing this grown man opening all of his presents the way he used to when he was little. He never could wait until Christmas...he would drive us crazy begging us "Can I Open one ...just one..." Good to know the mail get the packages there so quickly! Enjoy your evening all!

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 6, 2011 at 7:25pm: Thank you everyone for your sweet notes! I will share with Rose the messages about her sweet boy. she is very strong, and because his care was so intense- she really had not been out more then and hour her and ther. This May not even six months after her loss, she started coming to Zumba with me (new for me too) it has changed her life. She has 25 woman who all care about her and she has fought back grim days and danced off 20 pounds no more blood pressure medication. Tomorrow we will go and DANCE to Michael Jackson (her son's favorite!) music and wash away a little of that pain. Trash line 27 I am so sorry for your son's illness, We send the sweetest healing thoughts from here,

Comment by chriscwick on December 6, 2011 at 5:45pm: Hang in there ladies. We'll keep putting one foot front of the other. Another chance to make our mark, do some good & make our kids proud.

Am down to 146 from 177 in late August. Chris & my Alex inspired me during leave this summer. Hope he'll be proud, Al is! Oh, & the clothes I grew out of are back in style, yea!!

Waiting to walk with a Marine Mom friend. Her Marine son is in Okinowa. So she gets us! Sting on the radio singing "Desert Rose". Always gives me a lift. Guess the melody makes me feel closer to our kids. Looking like it'll snow but way too warm, guess we'll just get wet!!

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on December 6, 2011 at 3:46pm: Hi, my son still leaves for Bahrain the first part of next year. So, this year we are blessed because we believe we will have him home for Christmas. That being said tomorrow is the first anniversary of my sister-in-laws sons death. he died of M.D. , he lived to the age of 38. That is very old for anyone with M.D. So- right here at home, safe with family his body gave out after many years of suffering. Are children although in harms way, are strong and healthy. I really believe my son is made for this work with the Navy. I sent out love to all who have their kids out this year. This site is a life saver for certain! I found it by accident and I am so thankful.

Comment by trashline27 on December 6, 2011 at 1:58pm: Chriswick - I agree with you the holidays are the hardest to deal with. I am having a horrible time with it this year. It is hard enough not having your kids around you for the holidays...but when they are so far away and not in the safest place...it is really difficult. On top of that my other son is in the midst of his radiation treatments for the cancer and he is not feeling too well right now. I was listening to Christmas music the other night and I just lost it...tears, sobs, heaving shoulders the whole bit....It is wonderful to have this site to talk with other people who appreciate the feelings. Thinking about the kids and about all of us today...