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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 Violet on November 9, 2015 at 9:30pm: My son leaves next month and will be there for two years

Comment by Irene on November 9, 2015 at 9:27pm: I understand. While it is generally peaceful there (with some exceptions), the whole situation in the Middle East looks grim right now. Our daughter just got there and will be staying until late 2017. It has taken her a couple of months to adapt to the living situation there. But really, we keep hearing that it is a lot better for men living there. They don't have to deal with the cultural issues as much as women. Her worst thing is the safety issue, which is not a problem for the men. She has to watch how she dresses, where she goes, etc. One thing that has me worried is that she has to work night shifts - they have her living off base and traveling to work in the middle of the night. But again, this sort of thing is the main worry and the men don't really have to deal with those issues. Other than that, it does not seem like such a bad place - so long as the peace holds out there.

Comment by Violet on November 9, 2015 at 9:25pm: I must admit when my son first told me where he was going I got sick to my stomach also. He was nervous I could hear in his voice. I mediately got on the phone with several people that I know that have been in the Navy for many years and they said nothing but positive things about the area. Each one of them reassured me that it was a place many sailors want to go

Comment by guysmom on November 9, 2015 at 9:10pm: My son just received soft orders for Bahrain. I have to say I am sick to my stomach. He is still in MA school. He has heard some things that have me worried. We are trying to be positive.

Comment by mother always on October 31, 2015 at 9:36am: Good morning to All!! It's been a while since I do not communicate...I'll tell you that my son will be leaving Bahrain this December, thanks to God...He liked since the 1st day, he even asked to be sent there, it was for a year, then he asked for another, of course I was worried, Still...He says that the people he has met outside base are very nice, humble and friendly...he always says to me, "not to worry" even tough, counting the days he'll be back....Have a nice day All!!

Comment by Violet on October 30, 2015 at 8:12am: New Navy Mom here!!!! My son loves the Navy he enjoyed Boot Camp and is almost finished with A-school. He just received his orders and will be home for Thanksgiving but be in Bahrain in December for 2 years. Of course I panicked when he told me but I have gotten a lot of reassurance from several other sailors that have been there and love it .

Comment by Irene on October 25, 2015 at 10:12am: Hi Mimi, I understand! Though it is generally safe, the whole situation in the Middle East worries me greatly. I have a daughter there, and the experience for women is different from the men. They have to be a lot more careful out in the city, and since they have to live off base they can't avoid the local population. She says it is better for the men in general. She has also said she can get anything she needs at the base or local stores, and Amazon will ship to the military addresses. So that's a small comfort. Communication is good but delayed because of time difference, but for us we don't hear much because they have her working 12 hr. shifts every day.

Comment by Mimi on October 24, 2015 at 11:42pm: My son just received orders to Bahrain and will leave in late December. He will be an MA. This mom is a little freaked out!

Comment by PROUD MoM of William aka(Smiles) on October 10, 2015 at 2:49am: Hi Everyone, I'm new to this group. My son has been there one month now, and is getting the hang of things will be moving into his apartment in a week. He's liking all the state restaurants on American Alley. Will be there for one year.

Comment by A's Mom on October 3, 2015 at 1:50am: Hi Everyone! I am brand new to this group. My son just finished his 1 1/2 year training a few weeks ago and just received his first orders, to Bahrain. He just joined his new squadron and will be heading to Bahrain in January or February.