Gute Idee fuer military mailings

[Gast24074]

Military seeing increase in mail | Stars and Stripes
Tips for speedy delivery



Interested in getting your packages and mail quicker? The military is responsible for delivering tons of packages and mail to servicemembers and their families overseas every day. Postal officials offer these tips:

• Ensure the package you’re receiving through the military mail system does not list a country on it. U.S. Postal Service sorters can mistakenly direct such mail away from the military to international mail.
• Packages that are legibly addressed and properly filled out get to their destinations quicker. Those with wrongly listed ZIP codes or other designations might take detours to other parts of the world.
• If you’re John Smith or have another name shared by dozens of others, a middle initial on mail is a good idea.
• Pick up packages quickly. Many military post offices have limited space. New mail can’t be delivered if there’s no room for it.
• Fill out change-of-address forms when you move. The military might eventually track you down. But in the meantime, there’s a lot of mail floating around the system — most of which you won’t care about by the time you get it.
• Try to get a copy of your address included inside the package as well as on the label outside. That way, if the package exterior is damaged, officials can figure out who material belongs to.
• Insure valuable items. If contents are damaged or the package never arrives, you’ll get your money back.

Deadline dates

The U.S. Postal Service issues deadlines every year to ensure that mail gets back to the States in time. This year, in addition to Christmas mailing deadlines, they’ve added dates for the Nov. 4 national elections.
Presidential election ballots:

• Tuesday — those deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and similar locations
• Oct. 14 — other overseas locations
• Eighteen states and territories allow ballots to be counted after Election Day, with varying deadlines. Just under half of all states allow voters to fax in ballots. Arizona recently started online voting.

Christmas packages/cards:

• Nov. 27 — space-available mail overseas to the States
• Dec. 4 — parcel airlift mail to States
• Dec. 11 — first-class mail/priority mail
• Dec. 18 — express mail military service

— U.S. Postal Service

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danke inge

[Gast24074]

Gern geschehen, denke mir das viele military Frauen, vor allem die Deutschen den Fehler machen das Land drauf zu schreiben und dann sich wundern wo ihr Paket ist? Es ist auf Umwegen. :-)