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How do you address a letter to an army soldier or even a navy sailor on a ship? (self.nostupidquestions)

submitted 1 year ago by NataliePortland to c/nostupidquestions

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I was watching Band of Brother and wondering how those paratroopers got letters from home. Did their family need to know their nearest base? Or could they simply write their name and battallion? If I want to mail a package to a sailor do I just the ship's name? Or a port? I'm not actually mailing anything I'm just curious how that works. How much postage do you need to mail to a ship overseas?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should be able to send to the service member's unit at FPO or APO depending on if they're in the army, navy, etc. This page https://www.usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-dpo.htm has more info.

You can absolutely receive mail and packages when deployed in the military, even during wartime. When I was in the USMC, getting mail while out in the field was a bit of a psychological life line.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I loved when the elementary school care packages would come. Hell yeah lil Timmy I definitely fit it in there