Isn it illegal to send mail to “Any Coast Guardsman”?
No, it is not illegal, it simply won’t go anywhere, the postal service just won’t accept the package. This is not the postal service’s fault, they won’t have anybody to give it to as the DOD won’t support the program. This is very understandable if you think about it. Here is a APO guy with a zillion packages and he has NO idea what to do with them. However, that is not what we are doing here. With our effort you address a letter or package to a full and complete address with the addition of an attention line. That line tells the Coast Guardsman that the package is to be handled in accordance with our effort. There is no USPS regulation concerning “Any Coast Guardsman”, however there is a DOD Postal Manual (DOD 4525.6-M) Issue #22093 dated 9 January 2003, which states, “a. Mail addressed to “Any Service Member,” or similar wording such as “Any Soldier,” “Sailor,” “Airman,” or “Marine”; “Military Mail”, etc., is prohibited. Mail must be addressed to an individual or job title such as “C
