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Permalink Reply by UrabissWife on
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the only time they open mail is if its "too big" like you could be sending him goodies or somthing. I wrote my husband every day and sent him pictures with every letter. he never had that happen to him. if you send pictures they have to be good picture though , they can't get caught with bad ones. i would 't worry about it. he will enjoy your letters :)
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Yeah like UrabissWife said when my husband was in boot camp he never had to read his letters out loud or had any of them opened by his instructors or anything like that. I also sent pictures, I found a good tip on here about printing pictures on plain paper and writing letters around the pictures so they didn't seem suspicious for being too "bulky". Also don't send any packages or food or gifts! Letters only! In my letters I GUSHED about how much I loved and missed my husband. So I don't think you'll have problems!
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yeah its always safe to pirnnt out the pictures on paper. i didn't though ;) i sent him 2-3 pictures in every letter and his never got opened. i think it depends on the people doing the mail as to what they think is "thick" so its always going to be different :) my husband came home with a HUGE stack of pictures. i was like dang i didn't knwo i sent that much. but he was really thankful that i did so every time he opened his rack he seen a picture :)
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Permalink Reply by MrsS.ToBe on
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My fiancé already went through bootcamp and I wrote him a letter every single day. They never read it or had him read it out loud so don't worry! He really loved getting a letter every day and I wrote personal stuff as well :) the only time they will open the envelope is if it's big. And they want to make sure there's no treats in it. I sent him pictures as well and as long as they are appropriate he can keep them. I even got away with a few bathing suit pics! My best advice is write as much as u can!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Messing with the mail is a federal offense. Someone has been watching too many movies if they're spreading that rumor.
Glitter or confetti will result in everyone doing hours of clean up though. And music cards are a bad idea too.
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Permalink Reply by TxNavyWife on
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I wrote my then boyfriend (now hubby) literally every day during boot camp (including the days when I didn't have his address yet). The only time they will get attention is if the mail looks bigger than a regular letter or has a particularly "flamboyant" look to the outside.
The guys NEED the mail, so do write as much as you can, but make your envelopes as plain as you can so they don't attract attention. Colored envelopes that come with cards are fine as are regular mail envelopes. I just mean don't spruce them up with markers and glitter :)
I would also stay away from perfumes. It's a very romantic notion to spray a letter with your perfume, but this also grabs attention.
I sent a few regular photos, ones that he requested I send him before he went, but I was keenly aware that they have ridiculously limited space (think a 2ft by 2ft by 5 inch deep box under their bunk that they also have to keep their other items in) so any other extras I printed on the back of my letters. I also printed things like comics he liked and sudoku and word searches. Or sometimes a fun or important (but not worrisome) news article.
I knew he didn't want to throw away any of the letters, and I knew 30(out of eventually 50+) letters was probably taking up a lot of space, so I actually sent him 2 6x9 plain relatively sturdy envelopes (I folded them so they'd be inconspicuous) and extra stamps so he could send some of the letters BACK to me so he could make room for the new ones coming in. If you write enough and he doesn't want to get rid of them this might be a good idea. (If you can ask him in a letter if he can use that before you do, and wait for a response. Some ships are run more tightly than others)
I did sneak in one piece of contraband. I made a very flat foil paper crane. but I made sure that he knew it was in the letter before he unfolded it so it wouldn't fall out and get him in trouble.
Risque photos are definitely banned. If he gets caught with one he will probably get some really unwanted attention and a little bit of trouble. However, you can always get creative with your writing ;) My husband still talks about how much he appreciated the "rated R" letter I sent him one day.
But to answer your real question, No, but try not to make what you send as plain and inconspicuous as you can :)
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