Question about Pen Palling

[tkellner]

Hi, my name is Tracy and I don't have any family members in the navy but this was the only site I found that I could ask questions about it. I hope that's okay... I was on a flight from Chicago to Charleston to visit a friend and was seated next to a guy fresh out of bootcamp. We had a lot of things in common and he actually made my flight more enjoyable. I think I made a really bad impression because I was sick the night before with the flu, no sleep, on top of the not liking to fly. It didn't occur to me until a couple days later, after my head cleared from being sick, that I could have made a friend out of that trip. I didn't ask for a number, email address, or any address at all, I just wanted off the plane! I was talking to my grandma about the incident and she said when she was younger, she used to pen pal all sorts of people in the military. She started talking to one person who then gave her the address to someone else, at one point, she was talking to a recruits sister and then found a guy who grew up in the same town she did who knew some of her friends. It made me wonder if that happens anymore. Can strangers write to each other if one's in the military or have pen pals gone obsolete?

[Kathy (AOMom)]

Navy for Moms cannot give out address of sailors nor should they. But you can join "anysailor.com" or "anysoldier,anyairman,anymarine, there are a lot of groups on there that are just looking for letters and cards of encouragement, to let them know we didnt forget about our military forward deployed. Please check out the site, even your grandma may like to send a card or note. If you send them your address and paper (sometimes they even may need a pen) you may get a letter back, its a start. Hope you can find a great pen pal

[Brenda Sue]

Also, go to Mollysadoptasailor.com and "adopt a friend"

[tkellner]

Thanks! I'll definitely check those sites out.