How long does it take for care packages to arrive?

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The time for care packages to arrive to our deployed troops overseas varies widely. Different factors affect the delivery times such as:

  • the country your Marine is stationed
  • time frame s/he will be stationed in country (packages will not be delivered the last 2-3 weeks your Marine is in country)
  • location in country
  • method of transportation to arrive "in country" (ships or "floats" have scheduled mail drop dates; mail is not dropped daily)

You can generally count on about 2 weeks for your care packages to arrive at your Marine's base station in the Middle East and 1-2 weeks for arrival to the Pacific Region.

After the packages arrive "in country", they will need to be sorted for delivery to your Marine. Your Marine most likely has a base station that s/he reports to and possibly stores his/her gear. This may also be the same location s/he accesses a calling center when phoning home. Generally the care package will be delivered to that location for your Marine. If your Marine is not at the base camp, s/he will receive the package upon his/her return to the base camp. This could add an additional delay to your packages actually getting to your Marine.

The Marine Corps uses a "Unit ID" addressing system for combat deployed Marines so the location of your Marine is not actually part of the mailing address you are using.

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