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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)
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
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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!!!!
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Comment by MarylandMom on July 16, 2013 at 8:29am
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Thank you chriscwick, for answering my questions !! I'm sorry that I haven't had the chance to get back here to thank you.
This is a very active group, and when the time comes, I look forward to being here !!
My thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone of you and your sailors.
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Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on July 15, 2013 at 11:29pm
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That's ok; I wondered if it had to do w/ the shipper. Good advice on the packing!
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Comment by chriscwick on July 15, 2013 at 10:46pm
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Sadly, for me, I don't know what DHL stands for! It's an international shipper, like UPS! He's having Best Buy evaluate the damage & will take said estimate to DHL to back up his claim. Alex is speaking to a master wood worker for help with the humidor. Tell your kids to pack stuff really well when they leave the sand.
Am feeling blessed that the GF likes us!
As to building the PC, he had a lot of time to study! Although he doesn't miss what he & Jen call "port to starboard" duty. It's when MAs & MA Handlers work non-stop for ugly hours & days straight.
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Since Chris is out of Bahrain you may use the moniker! We also called him " Gary Cooper" after the strong, silent type old school actor! I found out he & Vvillian were a second opinion on a vehicle trying to enter the base. Vivian & the dog before him "alerted" on it but, nothing was ever found. The EOD guys believed the dogs & handlers, but couldn't back it up with "hard" evidence. Very frustrating to all. Chris is excited/apprehensive going to a new venue.
He smiles! He talks! He laughs! Haven't seen that since his last visit. So great, glad he's let things down finally. The GF is lovely & suits him. They are very cute together. They're celebrating their one year together a bit early since they will be on opposite coasts ones the exact day. Nice.
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Comment by TammieB(Ship14Div343) on July 15, 2013 at 9:16pm
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My son is a "secret squirrel" too!!! lol
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chriscwick, I think my Chris helped rewrite OPSEC! Chris doesn't have a GF so no help there. What does DHL stand for? That's impressive that your Chris could build a computer! Guess he will be ordering more parts!
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Paces - I'll stay limbered up & ready to dance. Love it.
Chris lost the gaming computer he built himself. He'd sent a list of components & $$, we ordered, had it shipped here & then on to him. His humidor got some superficial damage but works fine. He & DHL will talk tomorrow.
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Not "details" just generalities. "Secret Squirrel" is secret squirrel. I swear OPSEC is now his middle name! Thank goodness for the GF! She had pics from his 16th floor flat of protests nearby. Am kind of glad he's secret squirrel....
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Comment by paces on July 14, 2013 at 10:33pm
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Good evening. Well, we survived the eight hour drive and return. It is so hard to leave them even when they are not 8000 miles away. I haven't been to Kentucky before. It is beautiful.
chriscwick...Thought of you often on the drive up. Doing the happy dance with you. Can't wait for the short visit coming very soon. Then we can do the happy dance again.
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chriscwick, gush away! I'm so happy for you! At least your Chris fills you in when he gets home...mine is so not into details even face to face; he just doesn't get how important and interesting details are to the family! I'm glad your Chris got home safely; I hope nothing too important was messed up on the long trip home.
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