When can you start writing letters to people in Boot Camp?

Question

My sister was just sent to Texas for the Air Force. When can I start writing her and can I send anything else without getting her in trouble.

Answer 1

I say start writing her now. She will get the letters in time. I wrote my wife letters everyday and she got every one of them in a timely manner. She will not get in trouble for getting mail. Just remember that they keep you pretty busy at boot camps so she might not get a lot of time to write. Try to be sensible about what you are sending her too. Here is a list of things that would be good to send.
1. a phone card - there will be a time when she can even call you and it will save her time if she already has a card
2. My wife liked to get small amounts of toiletries like Q-tips, tissue,
3. Letters are GOLD at boot camp. Send them often even if you do not have much to say.

If the Air Force thinks that the object are extravegant they will send them back to you. And they will be sent back quickly. She is going to do just fine. But I can't stress enough. Write her right away. The first couple weeks are the worst at boot, if she get a whole stack of letters from everyone it will mean the world to her.

Answer 2

Writing Letters To People

Answer 3

Once she writes you. My son is just out of boot camp and tech school for the air force. He LOVES it! He had 3 years college, so he went as an E3. He will specialize in computers....whatever that means. Do not send anything out of the ordinary, but a few snacks or something that can be consumed quickly. She will have pics made soon and you can come watch her graduate which I recommend. They will take videos of the whole thing...DO NOT buy the DVD that they sell when you are purchasing pictures. There will a different DVD that MUCH better and the same price sold where you pick up maps and listen to the itinerary for the graduation weekend. We bought both...ugh. If you have any more questions post them today and I will keep an eye out, if you like.

Answer 4

You can start sending her mail as soon as you receive her address. Start writing letters now, so that you will have something to send right away.

I would recommend against sending anything except letters and photos. In boot camp, the few things that are not provided free are available at the BX, and substitutions are not encouraged.

Photos are a plus though! My son was in boot camp a little less than two years ago, when the remnants of Ivan caused a lot of flooding in Pittsburgh. I sent him photos of that, and even the D.I.s crowded around to see.

Answer 5

If you have her address, you may write her now. The military does not restrict mail privileges for boot camp.

I would recommend that you ask her after a few weeks if she wants to receive packages, and what they should contain.

(I never did live down the persimmon cookies my grandmother sent me!)

Answer 6

You are asked to do so right away so your parents know you made it safely and are all right. The military doesn't mind you writing in fact they encourage it. Nothing like receiving a letter from home to boost morale.

Answer 7

Immediately! As soon as you get that address write them. Sometimes it may be tough to actually find time to read everything, but they will get time to read letters no matter what.

Answer 8

When they write you and you get their address then it will be easier for you to write them unless you already have the address for them and you can start right now and write them.

Answer 9

As far as I know you can start writing to her as soon as you get her address.

Answer 10

As soon as she reachers her actual training unit (section, squadron, wing?), she should be given a form to send home, and it will have her adress. As soon as this is received, you can send correspondence to her.