i got a letter from my bf whom is in basic training for the army reserves, and in it was a typed letter saying the official address that i could write back to, and it also said to write in green ink. however the day before that i recieved a letter from him with his dog tags in it and i put a lette in the mail to him that day. it was the same address, but it wasnt written in green ink...will they still give it to him? or will they throw it away or something...and why the heck does it matter what color its written in?.please help (it was a rather long letter, and i would hate to have it thrown away.)
2007-02-15 00:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
(they messed up the religion on his 1st set of dog tags...so he sent the messed up ones home)
2007-02-15 09:56:09 · update #1
It will still get to him; not even the military can mess with the postal service.
Every platoon has a specific color. Writing his address in a certain color just helps the guys in the mail room sort faster. As far as the letter, only he will see it (it's illegal for them to open his mail) so it doesn't matter.
2007-02-15 14:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of something needing to be written in Green Ink, I know some businesses request forms to be filled in black ink cause it photocopies better. maybe its for sorting purposes, each area is assigned a colour, maybe if you write the envelope in green that might help! I'm sure it will get to him, it might just take a bit longer.
2007-02-15 08:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband has been in the Army for many years and I have never in my life heard of the U.S. Military deciding what color ink you should use when you write to your loved ones. Maybe see if someone at this site has any idea:
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/cfrm/f/377197221
Also, why did he send you his ID tags? That makes no sense to me, since he will need them and could get into trouble by not wearing them.
2007-02-15 08:16:37 · answer #3 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i think is very important the color if you make an official requeriment with your letter. Since many time ago all institutions had make a agreement about color black, maybe you want to make impact with your letter ussing a funny color and always your letter will be returned...
Try to use a color envelope and black ink maybe then can receive it!!!
2007-02-15 08:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by anakarema 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my 15 years in the Navy, I've NEVER heard of anything like that !!
I recall that for the flight schedule, "chits" and such, the Commanding Officer signed in RED, and the Executive Officer signed in GREEN. Everyone else signs in BLACK only !!
I hope someone finds you a satisfactory answer
2007-02-15 11:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no requirement that says letters to people in boot camp must be writtenin a certain color, or else. This is pure rubbish.
2007-02-15 15:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of this. IF there was an "official" color of the military, it would be black. The reason the military requests the use of black pen is that it photocopies better than any other color.
2007-02-15 09:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋