How do you ship a mountian Bike to a serviceman in iraq?
108923
Here's the deal with shipping to an APO or FPO address. You CANNOT send it UPS. The Postal Service will. The main problem with shipping a bike Postal is that a standard bike box is too big for them to ship. They won't do it. So what you have to do is partially disassemble the bike and send it that way. Generally one box with the frame and a few small parts in it. Then another box with the wheels and everything else. Honestly it's a big pain, almost not worth it unless you can take it somewhere to be packed up byt someone that knows the shipping regs and knows the proper way to pack a bike.
202692
apparently you can get it online here:\nhttps://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/restricted/8634-1/stp/stp+6-13f14-sm-tg/toc.htm\n\nbut i get the following error message:\n"Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only."\n\nfollowed by a message which asks you to log in.  apparently this is only meant to be distributed to army personnel.  if you are eligible, you can log in here:\nhttp://www.train.army.mil/\n\ncheers
342179
whoa, dude! good luck... I'm not so sure ebay is your best place to buy things. You see, there are a lot of crooks on ebay, i mean a LOT. And you have a whole set of problems logistically yourself with where you happen to be living.\n\nBut anyway, if you really want to... The problem is that on ebay the person selling the stuff is responsible for sending it to you; so, you have to trust them, and many of them might not be so keen on shipping to Iraq so they are going to ask you to pay in advance and they won't take responsibility if it gets lost, which will open you up for being ripped off. \n\nThere are Iraqi's living in many places around the world, I meet them in NY. You must have some relatives, or somebody you know from your city does? That's what I would do if I were you, and have the stuff delivered to them, and they can ship it to you.\n\nThe American shipping companies ups.com and fedex.com and dhl.com and airborne.com all have insurance and they guarantee delivery so once your "relative" gets it, you are all set. Or if you buy in the UK or France, same basic idea.\n\nBut making sure that they get it is the tricky part. I only buy from people who have been on ebay for years, and have 100% good records, and also look in the comments and make sure that the stuff they have a good record of selling is the same sort of stuff that you are buying.\n\nAnd I write this to you from Israel! With that on my passport they probably won't even let me into Iraq! Wow, the internet is an amazing place.\n\npeace, brother.\n\n(hey, i just thought of another idea... are any of the American or other foreign workers anyplace near you where you can meet up with them? Do any of them stay around for months at a time? they could help you.)
783065
A standard US military address to deployed soldiers should be formatted as follows:\n\nSoldier's Full Name (Rank if you know it)\nSoldier's Unit or Task Force\nAPO, AE  09XXX\n\nCamp name is left off for security reasons.  \n\nYour package will travel through USPS to New York, where it will be processed into the military mail system and routed to him.  Each camp or FOB has it's own zip code, so the camp name is not necessary, and not actually recommended, as stated above.  \n\n"Iraq" or the name of the town should never appear on the box since the package could enter the international mail system and either be lost, or the soldier would have to go to an unsecured Iraqi post office to retrieve his package--not good!\n\nYou WILL need to fill out a customs form stating what you're mailing (NO pornography or pork products, just to name two).  From a normal post office, you will pay a "domestic" rate, since the mail never leaves the American mail system, though it may be a littler higher than mailing something to another state because of the distance.  And yes, if you live near a military post and know someone with a valid ID card, they can mail it for free (as long as you don't want it insured) through the Military Postal System.
708024
SPC, there are a number of organizations you can find that will send you care packages if you give them you raddress as opposed to begging in public.\n\nhttp://www.treatsfortroops.com/\nhttp://www.anysoldier.com/\nhttp://www.operationwecare.com/\nhttp://www.opgratitude.com/\nhttp://www.americasupportsyou.mil/\n\nTo list a very few.  Please gather your dignity and remember you represent more than yourself when you are wearing that uniform.\n\nTo those of you reading this, instead of singling out one soldier to send gifts to, please consider supporting these organizations and spread your support and generosity.\n\nOr, if you wish to support othe organizations that do tangible service work for troops every single day, consider buying stock in Haliiburton, KBR, DHL, Hessco, Conrack....\n\nSGT Robert White
717340
Simple, ask a courier company like FedEx, DHL etc
35361
I'm in the Navy. I've had friends send me cookies, and cakes, and banana bread, ET from NY to the North Arabian Sea. They almost always arrived fresh. You just send it regular mail, in a box postage determined by weight.
74236
If you're shipping to a military address, (usually and FPO, or APO address), it costs the same as shipping in the United States.  So, depending on how long you want it to take to get here depends on how you want to send it.  I usually send them priority out of here and it can take a few days or a few weeks to get home.  Same goes for packages coming here.
207133
Troops involved in any combat situation have the privelage of free postage. Does not matter if it is a letter or a small package. You can chizzle something on a rock and put an address on it and it WILL get delivered.\n\n:o)\nHope that helps\n\nCPL. Howitzer, USMC
824179
Good idea.  But, why not go further?  Go to anysoldier.com and send a care package or even a letter to someone stuck thousands of miles from home.
623618
volunteer to go to iraq. they'll hook you up
402268
There are countless organizations that specialize in supporting the troops. This is the official site from the Department of Defense that gives you links to such organizations. Just sending small items can mean a lot to some people.\n\nhttp://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx
713182
Check with your local VFW and American Legion Posts. They usually have places that will ship for free.
83354
Check with your local AAFES store.  Auto manufacturers used to give some pretty good deals to returning troops through the post exchange. Don't know if they still do, but it's a place to start.
549821
Try Military.com it might help as they have quite a few members.
82283
Not if you use the bike in the US before bringing it back here. BTW mountain bike or dirt bike?
1185778
Depends on the company your trying to deliver to is it A co, B co, C co, D co, E co, or F co? But the address should look like this\n\nSoldiers Name\n___ Company, 1-50th Infantry\nInfantry Training Brigade\n9240 Treadwell Drive\nFort. Benning, GA 31905-5919