Navy wife motomail question?

Question

My husband left November on Sunday, so his only been gone for a few days. I got to talk to him yesterday that was pretty cool. My friend that her husband is also been deployed with my husband but on different ships. She told me about motomail and that its a fast way to send letters.

I know when husbands over in Iraq their wives us it. But does it still work for the husbands on ship.? How did you like using moto mail? and how long did it take for your husband to write you back? Just wondering cause I dont know how its done on ship. How do they send out letters and things to their families

Answer 1

I am in the Navy and so is my husband. Never heard of motomail. I can tell you depending on what type of ship he is on, no mail is fast. The quickest arriving mail will be going to the carriers because they get their mail delivered TO them with all the other supplies they get. Small boys though normally have to be on port call in Dubai or somewhere to get their mail. The ships still have Sailor phones for $1 a minute and e-mail access to most people for a limited amount of time. Be thankful you have that, back in the day when we would deploy we had to wait on the mail and that was about it minus the super expensive phone calls. Each ship DOES have a US Post Office onboard and the mail works the same as it does at home. If you want to mail him a letter address it to the ships FPO address and put a regular 41 cent stamp on it unless it is larger than a normal letter. He does the same thing in return. ANY package you want to send to him MUST be personally taken to the US Post Office and given to a live person. You will then need to fill out a customs form. No exceptions to this rule since 9-11.

Answer 2

I have never heard of motomail. priority mail to the ships in the mid east seem to take about a week to two weeks. it's not that bad. also, email is great. just remember that with email, they do not always have the time to sit and type away. some will be short and some long. there are a few other types of communication too. if they are in port, they an go to the USO and make a phone call home, if he has a lap top then that USO may have WIFI connections too. an international cell phone is nice. works like the pay as you go phones. if you have kids, lap top with a web cam is awesome.

Answer 3

I have never heard of Motomail, I will have to research it. But basically, mail to ships at sea takes as long as it takes, there is no faster way.. it gets sent to the processing stations in NYor San Francisco, then gets picked up by the military. if the ship is operating in a Group where at least one of the vessels has landing capabilities for the Duck or COD and they are operating within range of said airplanes, then mail will be fairly regular. If they are operating on their own and only can land a helo, it will be less frequent.
smaller packages are better than giant huge ones.. they will pack as much as they can in the sacks, so if it is a choice between 10 ten pound boxes and 2 fifty pound boxes, the ten smaller ones will go...more boxes, more happy Squids.

Mine NEVER wrote me back. once in a blue moon I'd get a card that he picked up in port or something but that was it. and forget trying to have a meaningful conversation via email. half the time it was down for operational commitments. Luckily mine was one of the few that had unlimited access to the Ship to Shore phones. even so I think I got two under ten minite calls the entire 7 months he was gone.

Answer 4

Motomail is still fairly new. I only used it once while my husband was deployed to Iraq, other than that, I emailed and sent letters via postal service. Go to www.motomail.us and check it out. I'm pretty sure it's only for Marines right now, but it says Navy, Army and Air Force personnel co-located with Marines are eligible to use motomail. He can't use it on ship, but if he's in Iraq and with Marines, he can use it.

Answer 5

hi, i'm right here in Waukegan, IL, in simple terms outdoors of the NAVSTA large Lakes. be at liberty to shoot me an e mail. I understand the frustration, as i've got basically gotten to understand another spouse. assorted the sailors that are at school listed below are single, so it makes life a splash extra durable for the stay-ashores and their spouses. sturdy success with your seek, and in case you come across all and sundry else, enable me understand! :-)