so, my fiance and I were talking, and i just happened to have caught him online while its deployed. its not usual to catch him around this time, but i left him an offline message saying i wanted to talk to him about a great job offer i received about 15 minutes prior to messaging him. so i leave him this message saying, oh hey, i miss you and i got this great thing i got offered...blah blah blah. well, heres the IM i got from him, "Joe: hey when you send my ab machine did you put iraq on the box? Caitlin: uhhhh i havent sent it yet? Joe: though you said you send it a while ago, dont worry about it Joe: im just there an upset now i need to think Joe: just chill, im all upset now Caitlin: do you want me to send it like tomorrow? Joe: no dont worry if you aint sent it then it still good though you send it with iraq on the box like i told ytou not to put iraq anywhere on stuff you send me Caitlin: what do u mean? im not understanding Joe: yeah i know an it upsetting Caitlin: i really have no idea whats going on, did you get in trouble or something? i was given an address and im following whats on it, now its not MY fault they put iraq on there, if i wasnt supposed to, then im sorry. but can someone please correct me when they give out the addresses on deployment day!? because it says iraq on there... idk what i did wrong, can someone please explain to me why this is such an issue, im following the directions i was given...  

The address they gave us was not good. They changed it like three times. Is he in Iraq? 

i didnt understand any of the convo ive never sent overseas 

The country isn't in a military mailing address tehy use codes such as.... APO AE followed by the zip code 

This is how it should look 

This is an example of what an address looks like Aco 115th BSB, 1BCT, 1 CD UNIT# 6067 Camp Taji, Iraq APO AE 09378 

Aco 115th BSB, 1BCT, 1 CD UNIT# 6067 Camp Taji, Iraq APO AE 09378 Just take out Iraq and you'll be good 

Aco 115th BSB, 1BCT, 1 CD UNIT# 6067 Camp Taji, APO AE 09378 As simple as this 

They told us to keep the Iraq in the address 

I don't know if tehy told you but they also advise that you don't put the soldiers rank. Example. Put John Smith instead of SSG John Smith 

They als said it was ok to put rank..lol Guess it just depends? 

They told us to keep the Iraq in the address Don't. The APO AE already tells them what country 

Oh well...I will follow what they told us to do. 

As far as the post office is concerned you aren't shipping to Iraq. You're shipping to a domestic territory 

ok.. 

they told us to put there rank but not to include iraq 

I always put his rank when i mailed my husband things. 

The rank thing might just be my husband's unit but teh rest of the information applies to everyone 

Every unit has a diffrent SOP. One unit could require one thing and another unit something else. As long as u have the apo, ae and zip u should be good 

I have never put Iraq on any of the packages , and this is the 3rd deployment, like someone else said maybe it's a different protocol for everyone ! 

Yeah last time we didn't put Iraq, this time we do....i have always put his rank. Each unit does it different. There is no perfect set way to do anything in the military. 

im soooo confused....lol 

Be safe, put his name rank, heck put Iraq if it makes u feel better. As long as u have the correct APO, AE and zip u should have no problems. This is also deployment 3 for him and each time has been diffrent. This time they actually have me putting the FOB he is at on the package/letter. If all else fails, call his rear d. 

yerah i was thinking about calling the hood office, bc he just ROLLED right over me when i had good news 4 him today, like forget what i had to say, just rain on my parade. i hate to be so crude, but idk whats going on over there, like hes not nice to me when hes over there....it upsets me. and hes like im upset today baby, im just there, and i try to cheer him up, and theres no sense. like his mom died about 3 months ago. (wow i cannot believe that long ago almost) and hes like flippin @@ me all the friggin time! 

yerah i was thinking about calling the hood office, bc he just ROLLED right over me when i had good news 4 him today, like forget what i had to say, just rain on my parade. i hate to be so crude, but idk whats going on over there, like hes not nice to me when hes over there....it upsets me. and hes like im upset today baby, im just there, and i try to cheer him up, and theres no sense. like his mom died about 3 months ago. (wow i cannot believe that long ago almost) and hes like flippin @@ me all the friggin time They do that when they are deployed, most of men are @$$holes when they are deployed. lol Except mine I have whipped him into shape..lol 

hhahaha TEACH MEEE TEACH MEEE! anyone have yahoo so we can talk, im bored. caitsmith88 

First of all, please tell me these are totally fake and made up mailing addresses on here!!!!! Second, the Country ALWAYS goes on the Customs form no matter what. Everything else is up to the unit and the mail clerks they deal with in route to them. USUALLY it's just a name, a unit, and an APO, AE +zip code. Is he a good typer? Sounds to me like he was getting frustrated but couldn't type out all of what he was really upset about. 

Second, the Country ALWAYS goes on the Customs form no matter what. Everything else is up to the unit and the mail clerks they deal with in route to them. USUALLY it's just a name, a unit, and an APO, AE +zip code. I don't write the county on the customs forms just the APO AE 

I have never wrote Iraq on anything...