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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!!!!
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Comment by Irene on June 11, 2016 at 10:04am
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Hi BethD, Wow - two kids in the Navy! God bless you! :) My daughter is in Bahrain and has been since 9/15. Yes, there are two bases there. She is stationed at the really big one in the north. That has everything - a food court with American food, a movie theater, grocery shopping, post office - you name it. Plus she can order anything she needs from Amazon and they will ship it to her. We find it takes about 2 weeks for mail to get through and that is also how long it takes for a priority mail package to arrive. So they have everything they need. However, I will say that she has had a difficult time adjusting. She has to live off base in a 95% non-American occupied apt. bldg. They want the Americans to spread out so that certain bldgs. will not become targets. For a woman living alone in a predominantly Muslim culture, it has been difficult. She has had to learn not to look at anyone or even answer hello to anyone. But, the men seem to adapt much better and enjoy the time there. The city is pretty modern and the men can go where they want to and see the sights, so she said they enjoy the experience much more. I don't know much about the other base except that it is smaller and does not have many amenities. I think it depends on what their job is where they get sent. She is an office person in Intelligence. I know I have seen that other moms in this group have sons at the other base - perhaps one of them can give us more info?
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Comment by ValK on June 10, 2016 at 9:05pm
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Anything I can help with OKMarti? I'm a Mom.
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Comment by BethD on June 9, 2016 at 11:30pm
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Hello Everyone!
I just learned yesterday that my son will be sent to Bahrain after A-school. Needless to say we are in shock right now. This news also comes a few days after my older son just shipped out on his first deployment on the USS Eisenhower. So I'm on information overload and trying to find out as much as I can. How are your Sailors adjusting to life in Bahrain? Is there only one base there or more than one? I saw a couple posts that made it sound like there is another base to the south that isn't as nice as the main base in the north. Any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Beth
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OKMarti I found this group on facebook for Mom's with sailors in Bahrain:
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Comment by OKMarti on June 6, 2016 at 8:23pm
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Does anyone know of a facebook group for moms only? No military spouses....
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Thanks for the info chriswick. I put 2 Forever stamps on the card. Our sailor turns 30 next month.
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Comment by chriscwick on June 4, 2016 at 10:46pm
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My sailor lived on & then off base when he was E4. His apt was a nice furnished 2 bedroom. He would ride a bicycle back & forth or take a cab.
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If you are mailing to an APO or FPO is same as the States, military mail takes over after that. For care pkgs call or go online to the USPS for a "Military Care Kit". Various If It Fits, It Ships boxes, mailing labels that are military oriented, customs forms also. My MAMWDH was there three years (2010-2013).
A side note; he turned 21 & I managed an "ice cream cake in the desert" from the Baskin Robbins! His pkg arrived on his birthday containing; plates, spoons, napkins, balloons, airplane size liquors! His text to his Dad read, "Hiw the h--- did Mom pull this off!" I just may have surprised the digitals off his NWUs!
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Does anyone know what postage is for a regular card?
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We just sent our first care package to son in Bahrain. He asked for his leg roller, Yeti cups, & civi clothes. Anyone know how long they stay on base? He's in IT & already talking about an apartment. He mentioned there is a Dairy Queen & Starbucks on every corner.
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