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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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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
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 ...
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Comment by ScorpioMom on March 27, 2010 at 4:59am
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Shirley I know how you feel Im constantly asking my son what the acronyms mean! Its Master at Arms 2nd Class and Military Working Dogs. I agree Skype and Facebook are the best communication tools, Brandon saves the prepaid phone to call the Wife. They stay on skype for hours just so it feels like he is there and so he can watch football on US channels. Hes had a good time over there no problems as long as they follow the rules. He has a great flat and the building has a mini mall in it so everything is convienient. If you Google map Manama Bahrain you can see alot of the City and architechture. It just opened up to families so the safety there is much better. He said they believe Bahrain is invisible to Allah so thats where the Saudis go to " celebrate" much like Vegas for us!
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Brandon is an MA2 Harbor Patrol
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My son Brandon's been in Bahrain since June.I too was worried but it's fairly safe if they follow the "culture rules". They get good training on the respect of the culture. It helped me to take a google tour of the city while on skype w/him so I could see where he lived and travels to,as he is off base.Beautiful architecture. Learning the money rate and the art of haggling prices is important. Alot of them get bikes to ride in town as cheap transportation then rent cars for ther travels. They have an island they go to on off days to play football, snorkel and hang out.Let me know if we can answer any questions!
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Comment by Riasito on February 23, 2010 at 10:39pm
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Shelly, Jim got a laptop for graduation, but bought one at the nex after being in Bahrain for awhile. He said it works much better. We use Tmobile. We called the service center and "unlocked" international calling. We have NO problems calling and texting whenever he is in Bahrain. At sea, he can sometime use the sattelite phone on the ship which is a lifesaver! Otherwise, we couldn't talk to him for months at a time!
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Hi Shelly! I was in your shoes one year ago! My youngest is in Bahrain. He was in TX then San Diego then Bahrain. I was so scared, but he loves it. He took a tour, rode a camel and sent home some awesome photos. Get on facebook and skype ASAP!
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skype is easy to use and sometimes I just gotta see the face I saw every day for 18 years! Privacy is an issue, but for the most part, I love when his friends pop in the picture and say "HI Jimmy's mom!"
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My Son just completed 1 year in Bahrain.MSRON 3. Hoping to see him soon for his 30 days. He has 1 more year there. Thank God for Skype!
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Comment by Barb (Jordan's mom) on October 20, 2009 at 12:17pm
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I don't know for sure but my son said he's been there since March and might have half a day! Hope fully someone knows what he means by that?
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maybe you could post a few----somebody might know!
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Comment by CathieRenee on October 6, 2009 at 6:28pm
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My son's deployment seems to be going well. I have been getting regular updates complete with new pictures and video. He looks and sounds great. A couple days ago he got to swim with the dolphins.
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