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Old 06-10-2013, 07:54 AM   #1
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My husband left for bootcamp a week ago, so I suspenct I'll be getting his address this week sometime. Is there a size limit of the envelope that I send letters in? Can he receive pictures? How much space will he have to store letters?

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Old 06-10-2013, 08:48 AM   #2
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Small, appropriate pictures are fine. You're probably best sticking with standard sized white envelopes. There is limited space. But sending daily or weekly leyters shouldn't be a problem.
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My wife sent me pictures and letters almost everyday, space got tight very quickly. Instead of throwing things away I had her send me an empty, large, prepaid envelope from usps that I used to send stuff back to her so that I will have them later. This worked out great and I never had an issue with it.
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The advise for "appropriate" pictures is a very good one! Just know that many times the RDC's see there are pictures and make the recruits show them around...so make sure those you send are G rated!
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Definitely on the G rated photos! He's working too hard for me to embarrass him or myself!

I had read some mixed information on the envelope size that they can receive. Does it need to be the small personal note size?
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Envelope size doesn't matter, they will get it.
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Only reason it matters is because of space.. I sent regular sized envelopes - ones the fit standard paper folded into thirds.. You know? I also sent wallet sized pictures of my daughter and I to him while he was there. I sent one a day, he still has all of them, and vice versa. He didn't send his back - I have no clue how he didn't run out of space.
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You can send any size envelope you want, but if it is anything larger than a standard envelope/card envelope, the RDCs may make him open the letter in front of them to make sure there's nothing inside it that isn't allowed. Space to keep the letter is more the concern (I have yet to meet anyone who threw away boot camp letters instead of saving them).
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Old 06-12-2013, 12:15 AM   #9
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I think I will send him a stamped envelope to send back letters/cards that he doesn't have room to store.
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