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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)
Sailors on a Liberty Tour
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 ...
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Comment by chriscwick on March 22, 2011 at 8:23pm
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Chris says there is usually better for those items. My tech knowledge os limited , not sure if same. So sorry.
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Stevesmom- don't know if he is with a K9 team. He considering becoming part of K9.
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Chris got an "aircard" there!
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He's an MA, but is considering K9!
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Got a call just now from Chris, says it's quiet. He was on a "sweep" & says there was no hostility toward them, in fact they get waved to & greeted warmly from folks who look pretty rough & ready. Made this mom's anxious heart calm a bit. He sounded good, but tired, midnights & the rest are tough, plus he finds it hard to get good meals on that shift. He took his advancement test but won't hear anything for a couple months, or so he was told. I keep chanting his current favorite phrase, "It's all good". It sure was hearing his voice!
Keep the faith ladies, fair winds, following seas!
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Comment by trashline27 on March 17, 2011 at 9:33pm
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Heard from my sailor. Everyone is safe and sound. Good News.
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Comment by bas on March 17, 2011 at 6:55pm
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Just got off of the phone with my son and it seemed to be good news. They are still on lockdown on the base and those who live off base are limited but things seem to be settleing down. All is quite around base and in Jaffair. The Bahrain special forces have also gained control and no protesting today. A friend of his received approval on a chit to obtain off base housing and my son should be receiving his soon too. Believe me I have been going without sleep for the first week and I am confident things are going to be fine. If they weren't they would have a mandatory evacuation of families and they are not. Also the curfew is now 8 hours instead of 12, businesses are starting to open back up. I think in the next few days things will be fine, they are just going to have Saudi/Bahrain security check points and thats fine. They also ARE NOT targeting Americans!
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Got an email, no info, firgured I am to infer that he's OK......
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If you are on FB follow the UK Embassy in Bahrain and they have abundant information. My son talked with my husband today and said they are restricted to base but nothing is very close to them. He also said an American girl from his base was stopped yesterday coming into work from off base housing and at the checkpoint they said to let her go she is an American, so they are not targeting Americans. From all I see from the UK website although many family members are departing the majority are staying and saying it is safe. The main thing is to just avoid the protest areas. I am sure if it was a danger to our troops it would be a mandatory evacuation for the families and those on base would be put on ships.
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It is sure scary watching all of the news reports...we may not hear from our sailors too much for the next few days as BBC is reporting internet and cell phone interruption....heard the same story Stevesmom..our boys must be on the same team....I don't want to say too much on here in case web site is watched but the sailors are safe..quite shook up...I am sick to my stomach...I know that our base is strong but I get all of these visions in my head of past horrible moments in history..God protect our sevice men and women in Bahrain and Japan and everywhere tonight.. :(
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