Is there punishment for the sender or the soldier if you send Maxim / Playboy Magazines over to guys inthe war

Question

I think I read you weren't suppose to send them over there because of the how they are over there.... but would the guy get in a lot of trouble if we did?

Answer 1

Here's the funny thing about the law. I talked to a postal worker there, and he told me they can't legally open packages and letters sent to soldiers in Iraq. You could have a label on the box that says, Contents: Booze, Porn, Unborn Fetuses, and they can't touch it. But, lets say you get the package and say, gee I like booze and fetuses, but I have to send that porn back, so you box it up to ship home. At the post office, they open the box and check the contents before they let you seal it back and send it off, so the soldier sending it home could get in trouble, but he wouldn't get in trouble recieving it.

Answer 2

(1) Anything sold by the PX/BX does not count as pornography for the purposes of UCMJ. This includes Maxim and Playboy.

(2) Neither of those magazines are considered contraband in the United States (you're not sending it to Iran or Saudi to one of their local nationals) so you're fine.

(3) There are stacks and stacks of both over there in the sandbox. Adding a few more wouldn't hurt. It would liven up a few walls. As long as EO is respected, of course.


EDIT: By the way, tampering with a servicemember's mail unless it is in the line of duty (i.e. it is packed with explosives or contraband) is a FEDERAL OFFENSE.

Answer 3

Maxim is ok to send---playboy might get confiscated,but that's about it

Answer 4

N O Punishment, but they will be censored,
because of the political situation over there!!

Answer 5

No, I sent my son a playboy and he got it.

Answer 6

i think they would just take them away, maybe before the guy even sees them.