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"The Letter" what does the envelop look like?"
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Permalink Reply by Smom on
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It's been two years since my son left for boot camp. I remember not wanting to miss any chance of. communication. The box took about ten days and arrives by Fed Ex. While exciting to receive something its a little sad to see their stuff without anything in the way of how they are doing. The envelope is a white #10 envelope and will be addressed by your sailor if I remember correctly. Once you get your sailors address start writing. My sailor said the letter really helped. Just know it does get easier :)
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I agree with Smom, Karneth. The envelope is standard, legal-sized. My son had addressed it very neatly in block letters with his name and address in the upper left-hand corner. It was a form letter with blanks where my son filled in the information applicable to him, such as his Ship and Division as well as his PIR date. I got in the letter in approximately 10 - 12 days after he left. His box arrived within about 7 days. It was really sad to get all his clothes - it made everything seem so final, that he was really gone for a long time.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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"The box" arrives by FedEx within a few days to a week (sometimes up to 10 days, but rarely that long) after arrival. The form letter arrives in the regular mail by USPS an average of 10 days after arrival; it can be sooner or up to 3 weeks, but most have them within 2 weeks of arrival. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and the info on the main page of this group for more info.
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You are very welcome.
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I don't know what your son's handwriting is like, but I will tell you that I thought someone else sent the letter, the writing was so neat!! The Fed Ex box will require a signature. There is a form you can get online to give them permission to leave it, if you are comfortable doing that. They attempted to deliver mine, and I filled out a form online, but at that point, I had the package information. Hope this helps!
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You can go to www.fedex.com/us/delivery and set up the delivery options for "the box".
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