Head’s up, Letter senders! We’re well into this year’s holiday season, and while we encourage you to send as many Sandboxx Letters to your recruits, trainees and loved ones as you possibly can, we also wanted to let you know about some date changes that may affect when your Letters are printed and delivered.
In this post, we’ve detailed the holiday schedule for Sandboxx Letter delivery for December 16th, 2019 – January 2nd, 2020.
Note: this schedule is subject to change, but is based on the latest information that has been provided to us by the mailrooms on base.
Sandboxx Tip: We recommend that you send Letters as early as possible in order to ensure proper delivery.
In previous years, we have seen unexpected delays for Letter delivery on base over the holidays due to staff shortages, higher than normal mailroom volume, and other unforeseen complications or errors.
Happy Letter Writing.
Sandboxx Holiday Printing Schedule
| DATE | SANDBOXX PRINTING STATUS |
| 12/23 | Open – Final Print @ 5pm EST |
| 12/24 | Closed |
| 12/25 | Closed |
| 12/26 | Open – Final Print @ 12pm EST |
| 12/31 | Open – Final Print @ 12pm EST |
| 1/1 | Closed |
Army Base Mailroom Closures
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM STATUS |
| Fort Benning | 12/18/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| Fort Jackson | 12/18/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| Fort Leonard Wood | 12/18/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| Fort Sill | 12/18/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
Starting December 16th, Sandboxx will hold all Army mail at Headquarters until training reopens. Letters will show as “sent” but letter tracking progression to the bases will not resume until January 2, 2019, when the base mailroom re-open.
Marine Corps Base Mailroom Closures
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM STATUS |
| Camp Pendleton | 12/24/2019 – 12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| MCRD San Diego | 12/24/2019 – 12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| MCRD Parris Island | 12/24/2019 – 12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
| Quantico | 12/24/2019 – 12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/2/2020 | Closed |
Christmas Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the Christmas Holiday, you will need to submit your Letter by December 20th before 5pm EST.
Letters sent December 21st through December 26th (until 12pm EST) will be delivered to base on Friday, December 27, 2019.
New Years Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the New Year, you will need to submit your Letter by December 27th before 5pm EST.
Want to send some Holiday cheer? Check out our Sandboxx Christmas images to include in your Letter.
Air Force Base Mailroom Closures
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM STATUS |
| JBSA Lackland | 12/25/2019 -12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/1/2020 | Closed |
Christmas Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your trainee in time before the Christmas Holiday, you will need to submit your Letter by December 20th before 5pm EST.
Letters sent December 21st through December 26th (until 12pm EST) will be delivered to base on Friday, December 27, 2019.
New Years Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your trainee in time before the New Year, you will need to submit your Letter by December 27th before 5pm EST.
Want to send some Holiday cheer? Check out our Sandboxx Christmas images to include in your Letter.
Navy Base Mailroom Closures
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM STATUS |
| RTC Great Lakes | 12/25/2019 -12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/1/2020 | Closed |
Christmas Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the Christmas Holiday, you will need to submit your Letter by December 20th before 5pm EST.
Letters sent December 21st through December 26th (until 12pm EST) will be delivered to base on Friday, December 27, 2019.
New Years Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the New Year, you will need to submit your Letter by December 27th before 5pm EST.
Want to send some Holiday cheer? Check out our Sandboxx Christmas images to include in your Letter.
Coast Guard Base Mailroom Closures
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM STATUS |
| Cape May | 12/25/2019 -12/26/2019 12/31/2019 – 1/1/2020 | Closed |
Christmas Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the Christmas Holiday, you will need to submit your Letter by December 20th before 5pm EST.
Letters sent December 21st through December 26th (until 12pm EST) will be delivered to base on Friday, December 27, 2019.
New Years Letter Deadline:
To ensure your Letter gets to your recruit in time before the New Year, you will need to submit your Letter by December 27th before 5pm EST.
Want to send some Holiday cheer? Check out our Sandboxx Christmas images to include in your Letter.
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