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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 LivNLrn on October 24, 2013 at 9:24am: Hi Christie! I moved here a couple months ago. It is beautiful and the people are very nice and peaceful. There's just two of us and a dog and we got a villa with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a shared pool and gym and garden for our dog. Our friends got a villa in Floating City- they literally have a lagoon for their backyard- google it! My husband is truly happier this time around with me and the dog here and living in his own space again. Things to be ready for: The most paperwork of any PCS! My Dependent Entry Approval was delayed on the Bahrain end. Apparently, it sat on someone's desk while on vacation (that was the story)- well what we did not know was, without a DEA, your HHG will be handled differently until you get the paper. A shipping company basically, loosely packs your stuff more for storage than for shipping. It goes into storage and waits til you are approved and you must rush to PPO with it so they will send it out for the next shipment.- And you will not see them properly pack it- so I have no idea what condition the shipment will arrive in! In our case this means waiting a total of 5-6 months from the time it was first picked up to finally get our things here (yup, still waiting)! There is much more paperwork involved with moving to Bahrain (especially with kids, pets, car) so be very organized and stay on top of everyone! Once you get here you have to apply for a VISA and a CPR card. When I have the CPR you can apply for a DL I guess- I haven't gotten to that yet. You have 30 days to drive then you need to get a license. I have not driven at all because the driving is crazy here! I highly suggest you all wait to get your place once you get here and stay in a hotel for the full 45 day per diem. Best to see the homes in person and there is NO shortage of real estate here! The base is nice, the NEX is combined into a commissary, sort of- so it has all the basics, but not like a big supermarket or a typical Commissary in the states. There is plenty more I can tell you. If you have any specific q's just inbox me.

Comment by Christie on October 24, 2013 at 8:22am: Hi everyone, I am new to this group and I will be moving to Bahrain in February. My husband is on a minesweeper but I was looking for information on Bahrain. We have three kids, one 13, one 10 and the youngest 3. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Comment by chriscwick on October 23, 2013 at 9:53pm: Lady H's sailor has moved on, as has she. Will miss her.

Thanks for the heads-up on the coin! Awesome. Am a customer of the NWT Mint. Love there site. I've picked up base coins for the sandbox, Great Lakes, San Antonio & recently for San Diego. Also picked up a NAVY coin knife for my husband & SS for last Valentine's Day. They really liked them!

Comment by Concernedad on October 23, 2013 at 6:41pm: Here ya go...

https://store.nwtmint.com/product_details/5820/

Although it says USAF, I'm not sure why or if it does on the coin itself?

Comment by Concernedad on October 23, 2013 at 6:34pm: BTW chriswick, I think I found that coin on Ebay. I'll have to find it again for you.

Comment by Concernedad on October 23, 2013 at 6:32pm: Where did Lady Hamilton go? She had a page showing all her challenge coins, and I'm looking to get some, so wanted to review hers.

Comment by mother always on October 14, 2013 at 5:54pm: Good afternoon all!

Hope you all are well!!

My son planned to take his old suv ....and he still into it!!..............I do not like the idea, I did not tell him anything....

Comment by paces on October 7, 2013 at 5:41am: Congrats, Lady. Please keep in touch with us.

Comment by chriscwick on October 4, 2013 at 6:29pm: HOOYAH, Fair winds and following seas, Lady. Been a pleasure & education. All my best to you & yours. WOOF-RAH from this MWD Handler Mom!