Where do I send my letters to my soldier?

[CaitlinT]

I have his address but I have no idea where to have them mailed from. His base from when he was here in the States is 1,000 miles away so I'm really confused. I'm pretty sure I can't just send it through the mail so what do I do??

[FertileMertile.]

Where is he? I send everything threw the USPS...

[azarmygf]

need some more info... is he deployed? all mail goes thru the USPS, period...

[Crystal]

I have his address but I have no idea where to have them mailed from. His base from when he was here in the States is 1,000 miles away so I'm really confused. I'm pretty sure I can't just send it through the mail so what do I do??

I am confused by your post...

You can send mail through the US post office with a regular stamp on it. You should have an APO box for him if he is deployed or overseas.

[CaitlinT]

Sorry, yes, he is deployed over in Afghanistan right now. I didn't mean to make my post confusing!

[Abigail]

I'm pretty sure all you have to do is put it in the mailbox with his overseas address on it...

[INDPNDNTwomn05]

all mail goes through the usps...I send my packages through there and he ended up receiving them faster than ups but it depends on where they are...

[azarmygf]

Sorry, yes, he is deployed over in Afghanistan right now. I didn't mean to make my post confusing!

well, you said you have an address, it should be an APO address. just take whatever you want send to the post office. if its a letter, then it needs one stamp. if its a package, then use a flat rate box (its the cheapest way). and theres a set price for each size box, less two dollars for sending to an APO.

hope this answers your question! let us know if it doesnt...

[Jayo]

All military mail goes through the normal US Post Office. If his address is "APO" that means Atlantic Post Office, which is the sorting/seperating station for military RUN by the military. So, you put it in the mailbox or at the post office. They send it to the APO station. The APO station sorts it to the appropriate route to your db/df/dh's duty station no matter where on earth it may be. No need to send it 1st class or over night ect.....it all takes the same amount of time once it its the APO station.

There are specific boxes you can get from the US Post office specifically for the military. No matter how much it weighs, if it fits in the box it's like $11 bucks to ship. If you are mailing a care package you have to fill out a customs form. The post office will have one and can show you how to fill it out. Fill it out correctly, because if it is lost and you lied and said it only had magazines inside but instead you shipped say a dvd/game/ipod ect..you can not claim for that amount lost. KWIM? If it's expensive pay for the insurance. It's only pennies on the dollar. Save your receipts for what you purchase (other than candy, cookies, magazines, cards...ect...too hard to claim those). Remember anything you send him he has to be able to pack up and take with him anywhere he goes so sending a lamp/guitar/huge stuffed animal might be hard for him to get in his gearbox or back pack.

Regular envelopes go with a regular stamp.

[Crystal]

All military mail goes through the normal US Post Office. If his address is "APO" that means Atlantic Post Office, which is the sorting/seperating station for military RUN by the military. So, you put it in the mailbox or at the post office. They send it to the APO station. The APO station sorts it to the appropriate route to your db/df/dh's duty station no matter where on earth it may be. No need to send it 1st class or over night ect.....it all takes the same amount of time once it its the APO station.

There are specific boxes you can get from the US Post office specifically for the military. No matter how much it weighs, if it fits in the box it's like $11 bucks to ship. If you are mailing a care package you have to fill out a customs form. The post office will have one and can show you how to fill it out. Fill it out correctly, because if it is lost and you lied and said it only had magazines inside but instead you shipped say a dvd/game/ipod ect..you can not claim for that amount lost. KWIM? If it's expensive pay for the insurance. It's only pennies on the dollar. Save your receipts for what you purchase (other than candy, cookies, magazines, cards...ect...too hard to claim those). Remember anything you send him he has to be able to pack up and take with him anywhere he goes so sending a lamp/guitar/huge stuffed animal might be hard for him to get in his gearbox or back pack.

Regular envelopes go with a regular stamp.

But I think the $11 boxes are now $12.50.