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I have mailed several printed news articles to my son. There are 4-5 pages, I am not sure if 1 stamp is enough postage so I have put on 2 just in case the letter is overweight. Will that cause an issue with the RDI or issues for my son to have to open those in front of him?? Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on
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When writing letters they suggest sending few as possible, or not so bulky, if they see more stamps than needed they will be opened and read aloud. But he should be fine. Just no writing in red or writing nothing on envelope.
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Under letter writing you will find details. My phone isn't letting me copy and paste. Go into boot camp moms and to the right you will see the site.
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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Be careful on sending printed news articles. Some RDCs allow them, others do not. They do like the "outside" news to come from the inside, so to speak. Keeping your envelopes to just letter size will also help you recruit stay under the radar.
If your letters are thick or stiff they will most likely have to open them in front of a RDC. The RDC will look to make sure there is nothing that the recruit may not have, and will not read them. If everything is above board your recruit may have it. The RDCs will not/should not open them and read aloud.
Also, the print on newspaper transfers and can make things messy. If you want to send a short article to your recruit it is best to copy it on to regular paper to avoid the ink transfer.
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