We are just days away from the Thanksgiving holiday, and many bases will be closing their mailrooms for the holiday.
Below you will find the mailroom closure information for each basic training location, and the deadline for sending your letter through Sandboxx to arrive before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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 Printing Schedule
| DATE | SANDBOXX PRINTING STATUS |
| 11/25 | Closed |
| 11/26 | Closed |
| 11/29 | Open – Final Print @ 4:30 PM EST |
Base Mailroom Closures
Army Bases
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM |
| Fort Benning | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| Fort Jackson | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| Fort Leonard Wood | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| Fort Sill | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
To ensure your letter gets to base in time before the Thanksgiving weekend, you will need to submit your Letter by Tuesday, November 23rd before 4:30pm EST. Letters sent on November 24th will arrive to base Monday, November 29th. Any letters sent November 25th through November 28th will be printed and shipped on Monday, November 29th.
Marine Corps Bases
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM |
| Camp Pendleton | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| MCRD San Diego | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| *MCRD Parris Island | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| Quantico | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
To ensure your letter gets to base in time before the Thanksgiving weekend, you will need to submit your Letter by Tuesday, November 23rd before 4:30pm EST. Letters sent on November 24th will arrive to base Monday, November 29th. Any letters sent November 25th through November 28th will be printed and shipped on Monday, November 29th.
Navy Bases
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM |
| Great Lakes | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
To ensure your letter gets to base in time before the Thanksgiving weekend, you will need to submit your Letter by Tuesday, November 23rd before 4:30pm EST. Letters sent on November 24th will arrive to base Monday, November 29th. Any letters sent November 25th through November 28th will be printed and shipped on Monday, November 29th.
Air Force Bases
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM |
| JBSA Lackland | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
| Keesler | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
To ensure your letter gets to base in time before the Thanksgiving weekend, you will need to submit your Letter by Tuesday, November 23rd before 4:30pm EST. Letters sent on November 24th will arrive to base Monday, November 29th. Any letters sent November 25th through November 28th will be printed and shipped on Monday, November 29th.
Coast Guard Bases
| BASE | DATE | MAILROOM |
| Cape May | 11/25 – 11/28 | Closed |
To ensure your letter gets to base in time before the Thanksgiving weekend, you will need to submit your Letter by Tuesday, November 23rd before 4:30pm EST. Letters sent on November 24th will arrive to base Monday, November 29th. Any letters sent November 25th through November 28th will be printed and shipped on Monday, November 29th.
I sent my son 2 letter from nov 16 and still in transit from Washington . Can you see what has happened to those letters to
HAas, r
3rd rtbn mike co PLT 310
Box 16350
Parris island sc 29905-6350
Sincerely
Crissy
Good morning,
I haven’t been able to write a letter, I don’t have the address information.
Can you please guide me on where I can find this.
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🍂🦃🍽
Thank you for the information. Happy Thanksgiving
It appears I have 2 accounts. Why has this gotten so confusing?