POST OFFICE GUIDELINES

(Postal Guidelines from the Hinesville Military Affairs Committee)

Do not mail

• Any parcel exceeding 72” length and girth combined or any parcels exceeding 48” in length.
• Any package that exceeds 70lbs.
• Any matter containing religious material contrary to Islamic faith. This refers to material that speaks out negatively against Islam and material sent in bulk in an effort to convert or evangelize. It is acceptable to send a Bible or religious tapes or books to a soldier.
• Any matter depicting nude or semi-nude persons, pornographic or sexual items.
• Any matter containing non-authorized political material. This refers to material that could be used to impose our political view on the host country. It does not prohibit mailing a US Flag or a picture containing a flag to a soldier.
• Any firearms
• Pork or pork by-products.
• Alcoholic beverages and material used in the production of alcoholic beverages.
• Securities, currency or precious metal in their raw, un-manufactured state.
• Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices.