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Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

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

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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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

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 Samson on September 16, 2015 at 6:32pm: My son was told at least a year. Haven't heard of assistance for family to visit. We ate hoping to visit in 2016 if he doesn't come home to stay then.

Comment by cjbmom on September 16, 2015 at 10:27am: My daughter just left for Bahrain yesterday... It's tough when they leave. This is her first deployment. She was told it is for 2 years, she is MA also. No need to freak out from what I understand, it is safe area. From what I've been told, they all love it there aside from the heat.

Comment by Karen93 on September 16, 2015 at 9:06am: Thanks Sinda and ImSevenUP for your input as well. I guess we are all in the same boat. I'm curious how long they stay there for. My son is just out of boot camp. He said his orders could last for 2-3 years at one base. Also, he mentioned there are special airfare programs for military family members that will help us visit him. Has anyone heard of this before?.

Comment by Karen93 on September 16, 2015 at 9:01am: Thanks BabyJ2015... Its good to hear from another MA mom in Bahrains.

Comment by ImSevenUp on September 15, 2015 at 8:48pm: Hi Bahrain Moms. My son has been in the Navy for a couple of years now. He is going to Bahrain in a couple of weeks. We both did a lot of research; me online for hours and days, and he talking to all the other sailors who have already been there and back. They all said it was a great opportunity, not scary, good communications to home, and if you can tolerate (survive) the heat, there are some interesting things to do and see if you get any leave while there. I was super worried at first but feel a bit more at ease now. We should know soon enough after those first few calls home. Good luck to your men and women and let's compare notes once they're there! Kim

Comment by Samson on September 15, 2015 at 6:28pm: Karen93

My son will be arriving in Bahrain in November. My dr has been there and she loved it. However she wasn't military. I am concerned. Determined not to let my son know how concerned I am. I am sure that I will be holding my breath until he comes home like most mom's. This is what they do. I am glad that it is not like 30 yrs ago when it would be months before we would hear from them.

Comment by BabyJ2015 on September 15, 2015 at 4:24pm: Hi Karen93, I understand I how you feel. My son is an MA and had been there for 4 months. The hardest part was when he first got there and it took time before we heard from him. But once he settled in we have been able to text on a regular basis and now we skype at least once a week. It's a pretty safe place so no need to worry, he'll be fine, it's just hot.

Comment by Karen93 on September 15, 2015 at 4:09pm: What is the danger level for MA is this area? Please tell me I'm over reacting. Scarred silly!

Comment by Karen93 on September 15, 2015 at 4:07pm: Hi Fellow mom's. Just got word from my son he will be shipping to Bahrain after A school as an MA in San Antonio. I'm freaking out. How are other mom's doing?

Comment by BabyJ2015 on September 5, 2015 at 10:44pm: Hi Nathalie, I've been able to text and Skype with my son. We have gotten cut off but have been able to call again. It gets hard to communicate with my son at times due to his schedule as an MA and our time difference (10 hours). I've had to learn to be patient which is very difficult at times but the communication does come. I hope you hear from your brother soon.