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Veterans Day Base Mailroom Closures

This Veterans Day weekend will cause some base mailroom closures, which may delay the delivery …

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This Veterans Day weekend will cause some base mailroom closures, which may delay the delivery of your letter to your recruit at basic training. Below you will find the mailroom closure information for each basic training location and the holiday printing schedule for Sandboxx.

Happy Letter Writing!

Sandboxx Printing Schedule

DatePrint Room Status
11/9Open
11/10 (Veteran’s Day)Closed
11/13Open

Army Bases

BaseDateMailroom Status
Fort Leonard Wood11/10-11/12Closed
Fort Sill11/10-11/13Closed
Fort Moore11/10-11/13Closed
Fort Jackson11/10-11/13Closed

To ensure your Sandboxx Letter gets to your recruit at these locations in time before the holiday, you will want to send your letter by 5 p.m. ET on November 8th.

Letters sent to Fort Leonard Wood after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Monday, November 13th.

Letters sent to Fort Sill, Fort Moore or Fort Jackson after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Tuesday, November 14th.

Marine Corps Bases

BaseDateMailroom Status
MCRD San Diego11/13-11/14Closed
MCRD Parris Island11/13-11/14Closed
Quantico11/10-11/13Closed

To ensure your Sandboxx Letter gets to your recruit at these locations in time before the holiday, you will want to send your letter by 5 p.m. ET on November 9th.

Letters sent to Quantico after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Tuesday November 14th.

Letters sent to San Diego and Parris Island after after 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 9th, will not arrive until Wednesday November 15th.

Navy Bases

BaseDateMailroom Status
RTC Great Lakes11/10Closed

To ensure your Sandboxx Letter gets to your recruit in time before the holiday, you will want to send your letter by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th.

Letters sent after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Monday November 13th.

Air Force Bases

BaseDateMailroom Status
JBSA Lackland11/10Closed

To ensure your Sandboxx Letter gets to your recruit in time before the holiday, you will want to send your letter by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th.

Letters sent after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Monday November 13th.

Coast Guard Bases

BaseDateMailroom Status
Cape May11/10Closed

To ensure your Sandboxx Letter gets to your recruit in time before the holiday, you will want to send your letter by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th.

Letters sent after 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8th will not arrive until Monday, November 13th.

Jeremiah Runser