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Shipping packages to Coronado
We shipped several packages to our son at Coronado as soon as we received his address. It has now been about 10 days, and he hadn't received it yet. One was through UPS, and the other through USPS. We also heard through our son that another parent had sent a package for 1 day delivery, and he hadn't received it either. Is there anything to prevent timely delivery for newly arrived sailors?
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Permalink Reply by Blackcrow on
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The package was finally delivered to our son a week and a half after it was received at the base. We are not going to send anything of value out, and will rely on friends or relatives in San Diego to hand deliver.
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Permalink Reply by SWCC'Em on
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Glad he finally got the package you sent!
My experience is sending packages takes about 10-14 days and letters take about 6-7 days.
I don't know if they are 'processed' on base or off base as the city is San Diego not Coronado (which leads me to believe that Coronado doesn't have it's own processing or that the mail stops first in San Diego before being sent to Coronado). I've also thought that the guys may not have a chance to go and pick up mail daily either (further adding to the length of time they receive).
Hope this helps and would be interested to know if anyone else has had a different experience.
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Permalink Reply by Trixiebell on
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Hello Blackcrow, I drive down to SD about every other weekend and I would be more than happy to deliver anything that you would like to get to your "W". Just PM me
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Permalink Reply by Another Navy Mom on
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It's never a quick ship as I've experienced. I have learned that you do need to put the unit that your son is assigned to (SWCC 72-2) as for example and it will get to him a bit quicker. Apparently they have one person assigned to go get the mail once a week, and the north base sorts the mail, so unless you have the their specifi unit on the package, it takes extra time for them to track which unit's pile to put it in. Hope it helps!
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And further, the Air Station Base processes all the mail for the NAB Coronado so you need to have the correct Navy Base identifier on it as well as your son's unit number :)
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