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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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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 paces on February 28, 2014 at 11:20pm
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Andrea...Haven't heard of this . I am sorry I can't help. Hope all turns out well and they figure out what it is. Praying for you.
ConcernedDad... Ours is supposed to be back in the states for the remainder of his tour when he returns. No mention of returning to Bahrain after he returns to the States.
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Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on February 28, 2014 at 7:01pm
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Chriswick does your son love S.D. ?? Have you been out yet? For a visit?
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Comment by chriscwick on February 28, 2014 at 5:20pm
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Our son went from A School to us for a brief leave then off to the sand for his tour. He left the sand, came home on a brief leave, then on to San Diego for his next tour. Hope this helps.
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Comment by Concernedad on February 28, 2014 at 3:07pm
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I've got a question. So, my son will be headed back to San Diego soon (and then home for a while). After, do they send them right back to Bahrain, or do they stay State-side for a while?
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I just joined Navy for moms and have a question I hope can be answered here. My daughter went to Behrain the end of Feb. Last week she woke up with several bumps on her face. They turned into horrible scabs on her face that hurt. She said she did not pick or scratch them. She is now in Italy for two weeks. The doctor on base there does not know what it is. Has anyone heard of this kind of thing?
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Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on February 22, 2014 at 12:20am
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Nitasmom it can take awhile to get through customs, especially if the plane was full or maybe she's getting some food and getting settled before calling.
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It will fly by and before you know it, she will be walking through the door. Ready Chriscwick to do the Boogie Woogie. Will be doing it again in June as well. Just got word ours will be home for another 25 days before his reassignment. Looks like he will be on a ship for a while.
Congrats Nitasmom. So happy for you.
MotherAlways...Sorry to hear that. I know your heart is breaking, but we have to be happy for them as they make their decisions. I think that is the toughest job a mother will ever have.Ours is looking to change over to another branch as soon as his deployment is up. He still wants to do Spec Ops and he can in another branch. His leg injury will not interfere. So hard to accept their decisions sometimes, but can only pray that God knows the path for them and will protect them.
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Awww, I know the feeling. There's nothing like a homecoming! Hoping those 1st 10 days that's she's in VA will speed by and you'll be hugging your baby before you know it!
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My Chris extended his 2 to 3 to put in an extra year when the kennel put him up to become a handler. It was a great decision for him & looks good in his file, hard to have him out another year, he's across the country though now. Tough letting them go, isn't it....but speaking of the opposite of gooooooooooo
Let's limber up for the Bahrain Mama Boogie Woogie for Nitasmom! How awesome for y'all, wheeeeeee!
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Comment by sacsocmom on February 21, 2014 at 1:59pm
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if you have a facebook account and want info and support you should check out these links. There are some great Moms and I love these ladys
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