Basic training mailing addresses, by branch
Military mail has its own format. Depending on the branch and the installation, an address may need a platoon, a company, a ship, a division, a flight, a battery, or a box number, and the order those go in is not the same everywhere. Getting that line wrong is the most common way a letter to basic training quietly fails to arrive.
Pick an installation below for its exact format, what each field means, and a free builder that assembles the finished address for you to copy.
Army
- Fort Jackson, SCBasic Combat Training · how to address a letter
- Fort Benning, GAOne Station Unit Training · how to address a letter
- Fort Knox, KYBasic Combat Training · how to address a letter
- Fort Leonard Wood, MOBasic Combat Training · how to address a letter
- Fort Sill, OKBasic Combat Training · how to address a letter
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Space Force
Coast Guard
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Send Mail to BasicThese formats are compiled from published basic training mail guidance and are a strong starting point, not an official directory. Unit assignments change during training. Always check against whatever your recruit has actually sent home. Boot Camp Letters is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the United States Department of Defense or any branch of the armed forces.