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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 SmithZooCrew on February 21, 2014 at 1:39pm
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Just got word from our son today that he volunteered and was accepted to go to Bahrain. I did a little reading online about the area, but it hasn't been updated since 2012. I am a little unsettled as I thought he would be remaining in South Carolina for two years as his first assignment. I haven't spoken to him personally and have just received information from my husband, so I don't know too many details yet. I am SO GLAD I stumbled back on this group. I joined when he first went to boot camp and then forgot all about it! I think I'm growing grayer by the minute. LOL
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Comment by JustCathy on February 21, 2014 at 1:29pm
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My son has been in Bahrain for a year now. He is assigned there for 2 years. He also wanting to stay in Bahrain til his entire Navy contract was complete, which would be an additional year and a half, but is being told that he can't stay past the 2 years he is assigned. He says its relatively safe there.
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Comment by mother always on February 21, 2014 at 10:06am
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Another year...
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Good morning
Nice, Nitasmom!!
My son told me that he asked to extend his time there!! He told me before that he might do that when he got there...even thought I still get surprised, sad...
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Comment by Ryane on February 20, 2014 at 3:20am
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Hi! For any wife that is in Bahrain, how long did the dependent entry approval form take? We're on week 6 now and I'm getting really antsy waiting lol. :P
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Comment by Zoya on February 16, 2014 at 8:22pm
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My husband will be going to Bahrain in a few weeks. Can anyone please give me some info on cell phone use? Any advice? Should he take his iPhone?
Is wifi available there?
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Comment by paces on February 15, 2014 at 11:08pm
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That's right, I couldn't remember. He said it had been rather rough. Prayers to all :)
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Comment by KC'smom on February 15, 2014 at 10:34pm
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Yesterday was Bahrain revolution day - my sons base was on lock down :-( he's in the Bahrain Air Force base.
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Laurie, Our son was finally able to come home in Sept after a year and a half. Truly know your pain. Fortunately we are looking at late summer and he will be back on US soil. Anxiously waiting for his transition leave to go through.Calls are few and far between. By the way, he says things have gotten tense because of an anniversary of some sort.. Keeping all our servicemen in our prayers as they go through this difficult time. Keeping you especially in our prayers.
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Comment by Sandy 88 on February 15, 2014 at 6:53pm
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It is terribly hard not to see your sailor for so long. Ours left in August 2013 and we miss him every single day. We do hear from him either through text messages or personal messages. Sometimes we Skype with him which really helps since we can see and hear him. It is hard but every little thing helps. I know sending care packages has helped both our sailor with homesickness and me with my need to still be his mom. Hang in there--we are all here for you!
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