Please note:

This website was set up to get parcels to Australian Soldiers/Sailors/Airmen/Airwomen deployed overseas.

You are welcome to cut and paste information and use it to support sending parcels to our service members serving overseas, however, when you do cut and paste please link back to Ocean Sky & Khaki to acknowledge OSK, and so that people can find the blog themselves.

If there are questions one of us will answer if you comment on a post at the blog.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

A message from the pointy end

Some feedback for parcel posters -

If you would like a reply from the person who received your parcel please enclose a self-addressed envelope. Spare envelopes would be good, too.

That way it is easy for the member to write a thank you and a hello, pop it into the envelope and post it to you.

Don't worry about a stamp.

7 comments:

Gregoryno6 said...

What's the deal on postage? Will the ADF get the letter through free of charge or should we include some of the folding stuff?

Gregoryno6 said...

Oh ffs, if only I'd read one line further...

kae said...

It's OK, Gregoryno6 - it's fine to be keen!

kae said...

(I do it all the time... gets me into trouble though!)

Anonymous said...

A self addressed envelope is great. We used to receive many care packages - for which we were exceptionally grateful - however, at the remote patrol base at which we were stationed, we had run out of envelopes! I was often forced to fashion an envelope from an A4 page.

It always amazed me that Australians without a direct connection to the ADF would send a care package to deployed soldiers.

So please, continue to send the packages to the deployed soldiers, but if you can include an addressed envelope (no stamp required) you will be much more likely to get a reply.

Thanks.

Anonymous said...

What about an email address;stupid question but do they have computer access??

kae said...

Hi
In the right side column of this blog are a lot of links and addresses.
One of the headings says:
"Messages of Support - Fax & Email"
You'll find the email address there.
Emails are forwarded.