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Comment by T-Lynn on April 11, 2009 at 10:34pm

Happy Easter Everyone !
I just sent my son an Easter message that will make his day. Cubs Win!
Wishing everyone a wonderful day. :)

Comment by Pat B on April 11, 2009 at 7:54pm

Thanks Kim. I don't mind filling out the form I just wish I could expedite the packages my best was 3 weeks but the average is 4-5 weeks. Letters/cards are much better. Where is you son stationed? I haven't noticed anyone else at Kadena.
Have a wonderful Easter.....I miss coloring eggs and the Easter egg hunt:)

Comment by Kim on April 10, 2009 at 10:38pm

Yes Sharon he can get a personal passport and he should. Regardless of the current rules.....Why not get a passport?...The cost is once every 10 years. Let's face it ... our children live on base in a foreign country. It's their country and their rules. As well as every country they visit. They could decide tomorrow that even if they have a passport that they will not allow them to leave the base. (I doubt it, but you never know). I work for a company that is a consultant for the DOD and civilian government. As a result I have access to (really boring stuff) accounting information. You have no idea the ongoing security assesment that I go through every year. Every assesment takes 2 years, and they all overlap. My son joined the navy with a Nuk guarentee if he passed the security (he didn't because he was born in Canada.) And a FC/EC guarentee regardless of security. Before he left for C school, he had to denounce his Canadian citizenship. It was a year from his enlistment and the rules had changed that last month. They stood by their guarantee but it was a big shock to loose his birthright. It was God's will, he loves being an FC more than he would ever have loved being a Nuke.

Comment by T-Lynn on April 10, 2009 at 9:55pm

Ditto what Kim is saying.

Comment by Kim on April 10, 2009 at 8:02pm

NO, you must fill out the form. My family's business (it is in Canada) is the customs brokers business. You do not want a package held because a form is missing. No matter how dumb it may seem, no matter if you could get it past a postal worker, alway fill out the required forms.

Comment by Pat B on April 10, 2009 at 7:51pm

Help!!! I have been sending packages to Kat in Okinawa for the past 5months. Most packages take at least 5 weeks to get there. My post office makes me put on a custom form for every package. I am using her FPO address. Do I need this form???? Would it get there sooner without it?
I know all about those lovely emails or im's you pour your heart out and she writes lol or haha........but I sure missed that when she was on a mission and nothing for 3 weeks:(

Comment by Anti M on April 10, 2009 at 1:55pm

If the sailor's ship is homeported in Japan, they can travel anywhere in country on just their military ID card. They only need a passport to go to other countries, not just travel outside of Yokosuka. MND, is your daughter's ship homported in Yoko? She'll not need a passport for Tokyo if that is the case.

Comment by Kim on April 10, 2009 at 12:47pm

I just checked out the passport card. I would have to mail my passport back and pay a fee to get it. I will wait until I renew my passport. It is not good for air travel so I would need to travel with my passport anyway. Just in case I had to fly home on emergency. But this was good information MoaND. I urge anyone who does not have a passport to get one. There is still a wait of at least 6 weeks (it was 6 months at one time). There is still expedited sevice, but it is expensive. It's not that expensive to renew it every 10 years. I have had mine since I was 16.

Comment by Kim on April 10, 2009 at 12:11pm

I just received another email with lots of information. Best email that I have received from him. He seems happy. He received his package before they got underway. This is the first time in a year that I have caught him online. This has made my day.

Comment by T-Lynn on April 10, 2009 at 11:43am

Yes, please give more information about this card.

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