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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)
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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 ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on August 10, 2013 at 6:31pm
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So happy for those getting to do the happy dance! I know I was when Chris came back after his 1st deployment; that ship, the Ramage, is now headed back to the Mediterranean Sea. Kind of wish he was on her instead of Bahrain. However, his call Wed night was wonderful! It was so good to hear his voice after 2 months and especially under the circumstances. He said his flat is about 9 mi from base and very nice, big and about $2000/month! Thank goodness for the extra pay and housing expense. His stuff finally got there a few days ago but as of Wed he hadn't had a chance to go get it. He's been eating most meals on the ship since he's working 14 hour days but the food is much better because it's fresh, unlike the food he had on the Ramage.
Chriscwick, glad your son made it safely out to San Diego. I know what you meant about aging. I think the last 3 yrs have aged me and my son! I hope your Chris enjoys his new dog. I'm definitely a bigger fan of positive behavior modification over the negative techniques!
It is so good to have other Navy moms and wives to talk to. It cracks me up when others complain about how much they miss their son/daughter who is away at college and the "know" how I feel! Really...is your child ever in harms way up to 24/7 and handling or in close proximity to weapons? Doesn't he/she get to come home for the holidays and summer break or you get to go visit him every few weeks? Many just really don't think!
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Comment by paces on August 10, 2013 at 10:18am
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Lady Hamilton...Doing the Happy Dance!!! Enjoy having your sailor home. When will you get to see her?
Chriscwick...So glad he is at his destination. Have you started school yet? Teachers went back on Thursday. Students start back on the 19th. So not ready to go back.
You are so right about non-Navy (military) moms. My co-workers do not understand, though they do try. I have a good friend whose husband was in the Navy and she has been my sounding board. He has been out for nearly 20 years, but she still completely gets it.
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Comment by chriscwick on August 10, 2013 at 9:13am
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Y'all have been heavy on my mind lately. Funny how non-NAVY moms don't get that you are invested in your "sisters" past, present & future.
Well, the former sand sailor made the drive to San Diego without incident, thank goodness! I think the last three years are aging me rapidly and I was old already!
Chris's GF shared a pic of secret squirrel's new furry friend. She's a 6yr. old sabra, GSD bomb dog, named Argo. Yeah, like the movie. Scuttlebutt is that she's hard to motivate. Told Jen this may be a little test for the new guy! Guess he can put some of the stuff he's been studying in the new training book he picked up. Positive behavior modification techniques. Maybe Ms. Argo will like it!
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Feet tapping, hands waving with a big sappy grin....
Yep, it's the Bahrain Mama Happy Dance...
Boogie on mamas!
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ladyhamilton...Ready to do the happy dance? Aug 29th for us.:)
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Nitasmom, good to know. My son lives off base so I'm hoping he stays smart!
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Comment by Nancy Cooper's Mom on August 7, 2013 at 12:37am
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Chriswick so glad your guy and his girl visited!! How nice! We are out here in California. He will like it. If you can ever "drop the hanckie" with advice--- tell him it is a great place to visit and live when you don't have kids." "very hard, expensive and hard to raise a family out in California." I don't even want my own kids raising kids here. It is tough. Lots of Moral instanity and a very broken education system. He will enjoy the experience though.
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Chriscwick, hope you had a wonderful visit w/ your son; I know it was difficult to say goodbye again but at least he's not as far away this time! So far so good in the sand it seems based on Stars and stripes and what your Chris has said. My Chris is supposed to call me tomorrow night; it will be the 1st time that I've heard his voice in 2 months and I can't wait! Hope your son's next adventure goes well!
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Our visit with Chris aka "Secret Squirrel" came to an end Sunday. He & a nicely stuffed KIA are on the way to CA & his next career in the NAVY adventure begins. Y'all have been heavy on my mind & in my heart. Chris said, as of Sunday, he hadn't heard any bad scuttlebutt.
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Chris also mentioned that news out of the country may not be timely. He lived off base also.
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