| What can you send to soldiers through the mail? A | | | | see what they have to say. Lord only knows what |
| small handheld bible is never too big though! Mp3 | | | | infectious and noninfectious biological substances |
| players, multi tool (Gerber), good knife, camera, it | | | | there are. |
| just depends if he will spend more time inside or | | | | How and why can you order silly string online (which |
| outside the wire. With some of the other units can't | | | | is aerosol) and get it sent to your house if you aren't |
| really say what they need or were they will be. | | | | allowed to send aerosol through the mail? What do |
| Under armor. Both, cold weather and warm weather. | | | | the companies do differently to be able to ship |
| I'm assuming he's going to be there through the | | | | aerosol? I would say that they do this, maybe, |
| seasons, and orders could change location. So you | | | | because our packages stay longer inside hot places |
| always want to make sure that they have something | | | | and they can explode...imagine if every package is full |
| for both times of the year. Even if they don't use it | | | | of aerosol. I mean in the States the stuff that you |
| as long as they have it that is all that matters. | | | | order on line will end up at your house in the mail in |
| The army will get them a list of what they need to | | | | two to three days. But to send them overseas |
| pack for deployment. Ask them to write a "Wish list". | | | | would take maybe a week or so if they don't have |
| That way you know to send them. You know the | | | | to stop some where else. |
| usual gift things. There might be a few things that | | | | Then it will take another couple of days for it to |
| you did not get for them and they will ask for them | | | | actually reach the person the package is for. So they |
| right away. Maybe something small like a flashlight, | | | | have a long time to wait in hot conditions or what |
| knife, or something that they need to just have fun | | | | ever else conditions there are just to reach who |
| with. I read about the mother sending silly string. The | | | | they were sent for. You can order aerosol items |
| soldiers use it to detect trip wires. Spray it across an | | | | online from CVS and they will ship them via land |
| area if it falls to the ground its clear. That's just one | | | | shipping instead of air freight. I suspect it works the |
| way to be safe! | | | | same way with the silly string? |
| These are some of the things that you can not send | | | | They ship aerosols via ground shipments. This is why |
| though the mail: Arms, including air guns; and parts of | | | | you can order it on the internet and have it shipped |
| arms and munitions. Binoculars. Coins; banknotes; | | | | to you in side the US. Military mail sent overseas is |
| currency notes; securities payable to bearer; | | | | not shipped ground. It is shipped on an airplane. That |
| traveler's checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured | | | | is why they do not allow aerosols. Neither FedEx nor |
| or not; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable | | | | UPS ship ground to Iraq (non FPO/APO) addresses. |
| articles. Lighters containing butane gas. Non-preserved | | | | They only ship air and again they have regulations on |
| meats and soft fruits. Perishable infectious biological | | | | what can be shipped. |
| substances. Perishable noninfectious biological | | | | Most companies do have factories all over the place |
| substances. Radioactive materials. Tapes or | | | | including China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, etc. So that |
| cassettes. | | | | maybe the reason they can ship it anywhere. They |
| The answer is No, you can't send deodorant, and | | | | also may send it a different way overseas to places |
| shaving cream if is an aerosol. Personally don't send | | | | like that. Most of the stuff that goes into the PX |
| them more because of the risk of explosion while in | | | | Exchanges overseas is sent by ship, then off loaded |
| the cargo area (not all planes have pressurized cargo | | | | and trucked. So with the silly string being there it was |
| holds), Might want to call the post office directly and | | | | probably through the stores there it was purchased. |