# Support our Service Personel.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563 "2003-02-03T19:13:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/1 "2003-02-03T19:13:15Z")
I have been thinking about this for far too long and have decided, since war is inevitable, and know no one in active duty, does anyone know of US service personale/or outfit that I (or we as a Doper collective) could ‘adopt’ and mail letters of support too? I would include the UK service people too, cause I am a sucker for an accent. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/2 "2003-02-03T19:28:07Z")
On of my best friends is doing time at Bagram (theres an ‘h’ in there somewhere). I’ll drop him an email and see if he knows any lonely Airborne. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/3 "2003-02-03T22:10:21Z")
I’ve “adopted” a soldier who is in Kuwait right now. I went through [adoptaplatoon.org](http://adoptaplatoon.org). But if this guy gets in touch with me (so far, it’s been one way, but I just got him) I can ask him, too. ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/4 "2003-02-04T01:37:43Z")
This hasn’t been made public, however to send packages overseas to a unit, it now has to be addressed to a particular servicemember, i.e. a name and address. For security reasons, they are not allowing letters or packages to “any service member” anymore. If you’re going to adopt, you’re going to have to adopt a specific person. With a board this big, I’m sure there are enough folks who have friends and relatives going over that it shouldn’t be hard to find someone. Thanks for your support though. I’m in, but I have a snowball’s chance in hell of going over. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/5 "2003-02-04T02:09:45Z")
Actually, I know of at least one board member who is going over soon. Can’t say much more than that, at least not at the present time. Also, please remember the families of those who are going over. Although the servicemembers have it very rough when they’re deployed, the families don’t have it easy, either. Offer to invite a family over for dinner one night, or offer to babysit so Mom or Dad has a chance to run errands or take a nap or whatever. Deployment effectively turns the remaining parent into a single parent, and any and all help is appreciated. Robin ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/6 "2003-02-04T13:45:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shirley Ujest \* > \*\*I have been thinking about this for far too long and have decided, since war is inevitable, and know no one in active duty, > does anyone know of US service personale/or outfit that I (or we as a Doper collective) could ‘adopt’ and mail letters of support too? > > I would include the UK service people too, cause I am a sucker for an accent. 😃 \*\* Hmm…since I live on an air force base I can find out and get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/7 "2003-02-04T13:46:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\*Actually, I know of at least one board member who is going over soon. Can’t say much more than that, at least not at the present time. > > Also, please remember the families of those who are going over. Although the servicemembers have it very rough when they’re deployed, the families don’t have it easy, either. Offer to invite a family over for dinner one night, or offer to babysit so Mom or Dad has a chance to run errands or take a nap or whatever. Deployment effectively turns the remaining parent into a single parent, and any and all help is appreciated. > > Robin \*\* Very true. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/8 "2003-02-04T14:14:19Z")
My son’s in the reserve. Just got called up. Training in the US for 2 weeks, then off to - ? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/support-our-service-personel/152563/9 "2003-02-04T14:59:50Z")
Cranky, thanks for the link. I had no idea something like this exists.