Mail time is the best time during recruit training and a great way to support your loved one. Here are a few best practices:
Recruits are allowed to receive postcards, letters, and greeting cards. You can include photos and news clippings.
Unless told differently from your recruit, don't send food or hygiene items.
Don't worry about sending too many letters. Recruits are permitted to receive as many letters as you can send.
Keep sending them even if your recruit tells you they are not receiving them. Sometimes the mail can be slow processing through the base mail room. You can use MondayDelivery.com for faster delivery.
Here are the recruit addresses:
MCRD Parris Island Mailing Address
RECRUIT First Name, Last Name
#(st, nd, rd) BN “Company Name” Platoon ####
PO Box #####
Parris Island, SC 29905-####
Sample Address:
RECRUIT John Doe
1st BN Alpha Company Platoon 1000
PO Box 16945
Parris Island, SC 29905-6945
U.S. Air Force, JBSA-Lackland
SAMPLE ADDRESS AB Last, First, Middle Initial 320 TRS/ FLT XXX/ Dorm XXX 1320 Truemper St. Unit 36XXXX (Unit #) JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236 – XXXX (Zip Extension) YOUR ADDRESS: AB Doe, John A. ___ TRS/FLT ___ (Dorm ____) 1320 Truemper Street Unit _______. JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-____
RECRUIT ADDRESS:
SR LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI SHIP XXX DIV XXX RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX GREAT LAKES IL 60088-XXXX SAMPLE: SR ROCKET, JOHNNY, D SHIP 02 DIV 180 RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND USS Reuben B. James 3600 Ohio Street GREAT LAKES IL 60088-3156
Please make sure you add the DIVISION ?
Ship 02 USS Reuben B. James 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-7105
Ship 03 USS Hopper 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156
Ship 04 USS Arleigh Burke 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-7103
Ship 05 USS Theodore Roosevelt 3610 Illinois Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3118
Ship 06 USS Constitution 3510 Illinois Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3119
Ship 07 USS Chicago 3405 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3401
Ship 09 USS John F. Kennedy 3415 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3415
Ship 10 USS Enterprise 3425 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3425
Ship 11 USS Kearsarge 3505 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3505
Ship 12 USS Triton 3515 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3515
Ship 13 USS Marvin G Shields 3420 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3520
Ship 14 USS Arizona 3410 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3510
Ship 17 USS Mason (DDG-87) 2705 Kansas Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3140
Coast Guard, Cape May
SR (Last name, First initial) Company # and Hall (James, Healy or Munro) 1 Munro Avenue USCG TRACEN Cape May, NJ, 08204
Fort Jackson Mailing Address Rank Last name, First name # PLT. (COMPANY) CO, #-## IN BN, ### IN BDE STREET ADDRESS Fort Jackson, SC 29207-#### Fort Benning Mailing Address Rank Last name, First name Roster Number X Co., X-XX Inf. Regt. Street address Fort Benning, GA 31905-#### Fort Knox Mailing Address Rank Last name, First name # PLT (Company) Co X/XXth INF REGT ## Rhineland Street Fort Knox, KY 40121-#### Fort Leonard Wood Mailing Address Rank Last name, First name X Company, 1/## IN BN Platoon (#) 495 Iowa Avenue, Unit # Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473-#### Fort Sill Mailing Address Rank Last Name, First Name X Battery, 1-X FA Battalion # PLT #### Street Address Fort Sill, OK 73503-####