| MARSgrams |
| MARSGRAMS are like a telegram. Anyone can send a MARSGRAM to any active duty, reserve, National Guard, or retired military person; any patient or staff of a veteran's hospital; and certain employees of the Federal government. These same qualified recipients can send messages to anyone in the United States or it's territories. |
| Non-military employees of the Federal government typically must be stationed overseas unless they are also in reserve or retired military status. Employees of private contracted companies, imbedded journalists, and others not directly employed by the U.S Government do not qualify as Federal employees or U.S. military. |
| All that is needed is a valid mailing address, telephone number, or e-mail address for the person you wish to send to. |
| Your message must be 50 words or less. We do have some shortcuts for certain common phrases, known as abbreviated text. These will be transcribed into their predefined meaning before delivery. The entire mailing address will be included in the message, but only counts as one word. All of this helps keep the word count down so the sender can say more. |
| Under certain circumstances a MARSGRAM may be delayed in delivery. Common examples may include the addressee being in a forward deployed area or on special assignment. If the addressee is inside a disaster affected area messages in and out may be restricted to priority and operational messages for a time. |
| To get started, or to find out more, this link will take you to the National Navy-Marine Corps MARS web site about MARSGRAMS. |
| Sometimes it's handy to have someone who lives near you as a contact person. If you live in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington states Just send me an e-mail with your contact information. We will find a member nearest to you who can help. |