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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 Tmgoplay on June 11, 2013 at 12:43pm: My. Son has been there a week. We have iphones he suspended his telePHONE SERVICE through at&t but he uses the iphone on airplane mode we talk using imessage, fb, email . We can skype but havent tried ot yet Dont know any more details. So far he only says its hot and his answer to "are ya homesick? Was "..eh." I can see him shrugging as in, nots so bad..

Comment by Concernedad on June 11, 2013 at 10:22am: I'm trying to revert back to discussions over whether or not to keep his cell service on as he will be over there for a year and a half. I'm wondering, since we've set up Google Voice and he will need an international phone, is there any benefit at all to keeping his phone service on vs halted?

Comment by NavyMomJeg on June 10, 2013 at 2:15pm: We've used Facetime on his last deployment, which is the apple equivalent I think. We haven't had any problems. The only thing with Facetime is that you have to be connected to wifi, which for our son means he has to be in a wifi area which doesn't give him too much privacy. We do a lot of imessaging, which is free between iphones. I think there are other apps that provide the same service.

Comment by Concernedad on June 10, 2013 at 11:31am: Anyone use Google Voice to keep in touch with your sailor? It's free and seems to be a great way to reach them, but wondering if there are any negatives to using it.

Comment by MarciMattsMom on June 8, 2013 at 1:44pm: My son just arrived in Bahrain Wednesday his first deployment. he is an MP. I actually got a phone call this morning and I could barely speak thru all the happy tears. We had a wonderful talk and I feel much better now after hearing his voice. I know we will Skype and talk more over the next 2 years. I found this site right after and this will help me get thru as well.

Comment by Mikesnavymom on June 7, 2013 at 12:55pm: Connersmom, that is great news! My son just got there so I have a while before I can do the dance for myself, but I will be dancing for you, and praying for his safe return home. Praying for all of our sailors still over there too!!

Comment by erinsmom on June 7, 2013 at 12:49pm: The hardest part was coordinating with my sailor and choosing the dates. She lives off base so I was able to stay with her. Just watch the airline rates for a while. It's a long trip, especially in coach.

Comment by Newsubmom on June 7, 2013 at 12:04pm: Thanks Erinsmom....I really want to see this area especially since our kids are spending time there! Hopefully we will be able to do so! I know it's a long and expensive airplane ticket but what an opportunity! If you have any suggestions please let me know! We live on the east coast and it looks like British Airways has good service there! Thanks!

Comment by erinsmom on June 7, 2013 at 10:52am: Newsubmom- I coordinated my visit with my daughters days off. The Navy tour of Manama was about 1/2 day and I don't know if they still offer it. The trip was long, expensive, short and totally worth it. I feel much better about her being there now that I've seen it. You might want to go during the Winter months when the temperature is down to 80

Comment by paces on June 7, 2013 at 9:23am: ConnersMom... Congratulations. Still waiting to hear if ours will be able to come for a visit in the Fall. It has been over a year since we have seen him. He has another year in the sand.