How long does it take for someone in basic training to receive mail?

How long does it take for someone in basic training to receive mail?

approximately 10-14 days
The first letter you receive from your recruit will be a form letter. This letter should arrive in your mail box in approximately 10-14 days after they leave.

What time is mail call in basic training?

Mail call is usually every evening, Monday through Saturday. At the end of the duty day, the drill instructor will enter the barracks, call out names and pass out mail. You’re then usually granted about one hour of free time to read your mail.

How do you find out someone’s address in basic training?

Once your son or daughter gets assigned to a unit, they should call or write you to give their unit address. Keep a paper and pen handy at all times in case that call comes. It will be fast! It’s also possible that you may get a letter from the Commander within the first two weeks with the address information.

Do drill sergeants read your letters?

The Drill Sergeants Open my Letters The Drill Sergeants won’t open the letters (though they very well might open packages, if they gets any). However, if a letter arrives with a suspicious feel–like lumps of gum or a stack of photos, they will ask your soldier to open the letter in front of them.

When do you get a letter from basic training in the military?

This one is the hardest, but most important, of all the steps if you are in doubt as to how to address it (meaning you didn’t get a letter from your soldier). The Company Commander sends out a letter to all the soldiers’ points of contact on the first day of Basic Training (it arrives 2.5 weeks after your soldier left home).

What is a good address for a soldier in basic training?

Example: Your soldier might be in the 3rd platoon, and his class is the 22nd cycle of trainees going through Basic that year (2017). So his address line would include something like this: “PLT #3 CLASS 22-17.” And that part of the address would be really important.

Do you have to give a return address for basic training?

However, since they are not yet in their basic training unit, they cannot give you a return address. Usually, you should give it about a month after they leave for BCT to begin expecting a letter. After that, letters should be received more frequently. You’ve received basic training letters in the mail!

Should I Send my Soldier a letter before receiving roster number?

Do not send your letters before you get this roster number or unit information. It is possible that your soldier will have written you before the Commander’s letter arrives. And you of course want to write back! If your soldier has filled out their address fully, then go for it.