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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 1, 2011 at 2:56pm: Leta! Yikes! on that postage, but I'll bet Daniel will be thrilled with his goodies!

Loved the "warm" comment. Guess anything under 100+ is considered cool!!!

Just got Chris's out today. Although I still have the "flat warming" box to assemble & send. Got him dish towels, salt/peppers, spoonulas, measuring cups/spoons, hot pads & the like. Am not liking him off base and alone, but don't have any say about it.

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on December 1, 2011 at 12:18pm: Thanks ladies, I am still a little confused on the phone situation, do they buy international phone cards? My daughter said something about an I phone or an I thouch so she can download an ap for free texting.

Comment by Mom2aSailor on December 1, 2011 at 11:22am: mary,

My daughter will be reporting to Bahrain at the end of Dec. :) I am sure they will get to know each other, as I am sure the female population isn't that large there! :)

Comment by chriscwick on November 30, 2011 at 9:49pm: Ummmm, right now it's 57• & clear.

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on November 30, 2011 at 8:36pm: Hi, I am going out to get some Christmas presents for my son, I understand they only wear civilian clothing off bases. What is the weather like January to March? What weather weight does he need?

Comment by Jane-Adam's mom on November 30, 2011 at 6:36pm: Hello everyone and welcome new moms! My son is finishing his 3rd week in Bahrain. He has been waiting on his unit and will be on a small ship patroling the gulf-30 days out, 1 week on base. Right now we facebook, Skype and talk frequenly, so we are lucky, but that will soon be less frequent. It seems expensive there for them to eat off base, and he is adjusting well. I think we are all proud of them, worry about them and constantly pray for their safety!!. I am so happy to have you all to keep on top of things with all our sailors!!

Comment by chriscwick on November 30, 2011 at 4:21pm: The sailors usually pick up a prepaid type cell phone at the NEX. Some also text, email & Skype.

Barracks are on base. Many (mine) E4s have flats off base. There is no formal mess, but a food court of sorts. On base they'll have a fridge & microwave in the room. Other appliances are not allowed...but...

Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on November 30, 2011 at 3:29pm: Hi! I am so GRATEFUL to have found this site!! I found out quickly the general public-- (friends included) just want to hear that they have people out there in uniform- but it seems they really don't want to talk about all that goes into it! I find they just say great! How proud you must be, then quickly change the subject to shopping, television ......

I am proud of my son. I know he is cut to stand so strong under our Flag and Defend it! He is my BABY though, the youngest of 4 in 5 years. So we miss him tremendously. So thank you all for your kind words of welcome! I felt adrift for a few weeks here! And just stumbled upon this site by accident! Fondly, Nancy

Comment by Mary...Brittsmom on November 30, 2011 at 3:16pm: Hello Ladies;

So glad I found this page :) My daughter will be going to Bahrain after the first of the year. She is very excited about this, it was her first choice. Wondering a few things, are ther barracks on the base and how do you all communicate with your sailors?