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Overseas military retirees’ postal privileges still in limbo
A week before military mail privileges were supposed to stop for retirees living overseas, there's no clear answer.
By Karen Jowers
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Are overseas retirees about to lose military postal privileges?
One major concern is how military retirees overseas will get their mail-order medications through Tricare Express Scripts.
By Karen Jowers
Top general says no role for military in presidential vote
The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment in America.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Postmaster pledges veterans’ prescriptions won’t be hurt by mail service changes
The USPS leader acknowledged mail slowdowns in recent months but blamed them on service challenges, not deliberate obstruction.
Post office officials backtrack on service changes that delayed veterans’ prescriptions
Federal officials had said veterans mailed medications had been slowed by 25 percent or more in recent months.
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets
Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs, according to Democratic senators.
US troops routinely vote by mail. Why can’t the rest of America do the same?
Congress has supporting members of the military to vote by mail since the Civil War, and should ensure that all Americans can safely and effectively vote during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the author of this commentary.
By Lawrence J. Korb
Coronavirus or not, the mail is still going to f’n boots at Parris Island
Two Marines aboard the Parris Island recruit depot have tested positive for COVID-19.
By Shawn Snow
D’oh! Tech sergeant promotion tests lost in mail; AFPC extends window for affected airmen
AFPC said it doesn't think anyone planned to cheat with the missing tests, but is re-writing them to be safe.
Mail delivery to military bases in Iraq temporarily suspended to clear backlog
Starting today, the Pentagon has temporarily suspended deliveries to Baghdad International Airport to clear a backlog of mail flowing into that country.
By Howard Altman
This is how to get your goodies to troops overseas in time for the holidays
Here's how to get your packages overseas in time for the holidays.
By Karen Jowers
Boot camp revives the lost art of letter writing
Founded in 2015 by a Marine Corps veteran, a free app lets subscribers write a letter and attach a photo, which will be delivered in hard-copy form to the recruit, along with an addressed envelope to the sender and a stamp.
By Billy Cox, Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune via the AP