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Military Wives...take 2
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RE: Military Wives...take 2 - 1/14/2008 6:12:25 AM
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car2ner
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My dear husband is a 20+ year retired army warrant officer. He is now a contractor with the military working with the airforce. He was deployable to the sand box until recently. He stays at the base here since he is now a site lead.
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RE: Military Wives...take 2 - 1/14/2008 7:34:14 AM
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PrincessDonna
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Just got an email from my cousin, a Marine who just landed in the sandbox. He was surprised how cold it is there...didn't expect that! He also sent his address, and I'd like to send him something from our family, but not sure what. Ideas?
I haven't seen this cousin much over the years because he's been stationed all over the world. Most of his time was spent in the Philippines, which is neat because my aunt and uncle adopted him while they were missionaries there. Then he's been stateside for a few years, as a recruiter. I saw him at a wedding last year and got the privilege of being seated at the same table, so we got to catch up. He's a couple years older than me, and has been in 14 years, IIRC. He's waiting for 20 years in before he gets married, which I thought was an interesting choice. Doesn't want to have to worry about a wife and kids at home. I think he must not have found the right "wife" yet, or he woulda married anyway. 
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RE: Military Wives...take 2 - 1/14/2008 9:11:54 AM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Donna, Micah said the same thing about waiting for the 20 year mark before he got married, he also said that if he did get married earlier he would get out, which is what he did, lol.
You can send him some edible things, but what I'm sure he would love the most are wool boot socks(black), cotton boot socks(black or white), and boot and hand warmers like the ones sold in the sporting goods/hunting section of Walmart or at the Dollar Store.
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RE: Military Wives...take 2 - 1/14/2008 9:31:04 AM
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peace77
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I'm an AF brat. Dad had 2 tours in Germany, 1 remote to Newfoundland and 1 to Vietnam.
My family has a long history of military service. Grandfather and his brothers were in the Army. Dad, Uncle, cousin, and former BIL all in the Air Force. Another Uncle was Coast Guard.
DH isn't eligible for the military. I thought marrying a civilian would mean moving less. LOL --- I was wrong.
We've lived in 8 different homes or apartments since getting married in April 2000.
We'll be moving again soon. (I hope.) Right now we're staying in a furnished home with all of our belongings in storage.
Anne
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RE: Military Wives...take 2 - 1/14/2008 10:41:33 AM
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peculiar_lady2
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According to hubby, where they are going has been recently redone, so they have much more room then they did before.
where Paul went there wasn't even a base...it took them several months to even get out of the temporary tents and into trailers....so that didn't help.
Donna....I scanned the other thread and came up with a post that had good lists of things they sent or that could be sent.....here they are.....
From Ryanne
I also scanned another old thread in the Community folder and found my old post about the care package requirements and stuff....so I will repost that here now......(although right now it's very cold over there, so the heat talk doesn't really apply right now)....
on sending packages over to someone in the war here are some tips that people may not know......
*you will need their name. You can no longer send to just any soldier...there were logistical problems with that so a few years ago they changed that.
*The shipping is the same as you sending it anywhere in the US...so it's not that bad. Esp now that they have certain preset boxes for a certain price.
*If you choose to send things like food, please remember a few tips...
1...don't send chocolate...esp in the summer...it will go rancid very quickly and sometimes it takes those packages a few weeks to get there. I think the quickest one of my packages got to hubby was about 2 weeks.
2...don't send something that will melt easily. The temps there in Iraq get to about 130-140 F every day...the shade about 110-120. Things melt very quickly in that kind of heat
3. Do not try to ship pork products. I know several people that had it sent back to them because they were sending their soldier Vienna Sausages without realizing it's a pork. It's against their religion to have those kinds of products shipped into their country. Vienna sausages now come in chicken and that can be shipped, but the pork can not. Watch on beef jerky too...sometimes that contains pork products.
4. try to keep the individual packages as small as possible...soldier do not always have a lot of room to store things.
5. put anything that could leak into a sealed baggie...you don't want them to receive cookies that taste like soap...uugghhh
6. use a very sturdy box...they go through the wringer to get there and are thrown, tossed, stacked, etc. So pack as sturdy as you can. It is best to wrap the box with brown packing paper...then tape up all the seams well so that it doesn't catch on something and rip open. Covering it is important because of customs...you can't have logo's on the outside of the box when you ship it. You could choose to mark through them, but I have found it easier to just wrap the box in the brown paper. We were also told to address the box inside too just in case the packaging got ripped off.
7. food is always a good thing to send...they share it. Usually they have a tent or building set up for the guys (and gals) to congregate in...and they typically put out their food stashes for everyone to share in their bounty. So send more then you think one soldier could eat. Some places have PX's but not all do. Sme the nearest PX is a days drive away...so they can't get to things easily or safely.
8. when sending homemade cookies, place a piece of bread in the box along with it. It will absorb any moisture and the cookies will stay fresh longer.
9. You can not send certain things through customs (besides pork that I already mentioned)...some others are...
no currency, no precious metals, no pornographic material, no firearms, no explosives, no fruits (that includes fruit cake), no living plants, no animals, no alcohol, and no pork.
10. Middle East countries also do not allow nutmeg or allspice into their borders...they consider it an aphrodisiac...so do not send items containing those ingredients
I anyone wants any desert safe recipes I can put those on here too.
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