Talk:Military mail

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Expansion request:APO, DPO, and customs

Does the US government waive technology export restrictions on mail to APO/FPO/DPO/pouch/whatever and what differences, if any, exist between its exposure to host country customs and that of mail through their own postal systems? What is the relationship of APO and diplomatic pouch mail & DPO? MrZaius^talk 02:07, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

The US Government has seperate agreements with each country it maintains facilities in, so what is mailable to any military post office depends on the country said post office is located in. In general, however, mail sent to an APO/FPO/DPO is subject to the same restrictions on mailing for the country it is located in as are found in the IMM[1]. I don't normally deal with diplomatic pouches, so I will have to research their uses & restrictions before adding to the article. Customs procedures in any given country are normally virtually identicle to the way civilian foreign mail is inspected, although military mail is usually handled exclusively by US military/dod civilians at military installations. Customs for the host country usually will have a small office in the facility where the mail is handled and will deal with the mail according to host country guidelines (but usually observed by a member of the US military while actually opening and searching boxes & sacks). I will find the references for this info & update article accordingly soon. --124.40.49.83 (talk) 10:34, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

As written in the USPS Handbook T-7 (Transportation of Military Mail by Air), Chapter 7, "The U.S. State Department, by agreement with the USPS, moves all categories of personal and official State Department mail in special diplomatic pouches. The tag (Exhibit 710) affixed to the diplomatic pouch will indicate the desired method of transportation for the pouch to it's destination (.e.e, Priority or surface). (State Department pouches also move as air cargo outside the U.S. mail stream.)" In addition, the T-7 provides that diplomatic pouches not addressed to APO/FPO overseas destinations are moved as USPS civil mail and are not to be opened under any circumstances. As such, any diplomatic mail is not under any restrictions (except those imposed by the State Department). Chapter 1 of the Handbook T-7 defines APO/FPO Mail as "Domestic mail addressed to or mailed from a military unit". Because it is defined as regular mail, mail addressed to APO, FPO, and DPO destinations that is marked "Supposed Liable to Customs Duty" is subject to the Prohibtions and Restrictions listed in the IMM, so no exceptions are granted for technology export. Personal APO, FPO, and DPO mail is treated as per the 4525.6-M and DMM while diplomatic pouches are afforded special priveleges (exempt from customs). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.251.239.2 (talk) 20:43, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

DPO

It might be nice to break portions of the DPO information out into Diplomatic pouch to avoid overly bluring the line between APO and FPO and, more importantly, to clearly discuss where that line is and what the role of APO/FPO is for non-military customers at posts abroad. Doing this would result in a much more clean approach to the piece and higher accessibility for the recent additions. MrZaius^talk 08:58, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Really? Funding sources? Time for a split

If the APO section of the article has gotten so far into the weeds that multiple editors think it absolutely has to discuss such inane details as its funding sources and administrative structure, it's time to split it out. It was already bordering on undue weight (ignoring the sloppy spacing, this section dwarfs all other nation-specific examples), but I do believe we've just crossed into the weeds, over that line. Splitting would also allow some discussion of addressing systems etc. MrZaius^talk 02:31, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Definitely. The current integrated MPS needs a reference here and an entirely new article on the evolution of the separate services' mail systems into the modern version. There is a long and complex history behind APO, NPO and diplomatic mail that deserves more attention while being entirely inappropriate for worldwide coverage of military mail systems. Anyone with a real interest in U.S. military mail could probably do a full article on the history and function of each up to MPS. Palmeira (talk) 16:50, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Source for "state" codes?

I'd appreciate a source for the 2 letter codes used for US military mail. A 21 Jan edit of another page changed one from AL to AE. DanConnolly (talk) 18:03, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

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