Guidelines for Military Personnel Addresses

Proper addressing and recording addresses of debtors and others who are military personnel or their dependents. Regardless of where military personnel are stationed, whether in the U.S. or deployed outside the U.S. , the same guidelines apply.

• Use the service member's full name, including middle name or initial.
• Include the unit and APO/FPO (Air/Army Post Office or Fleet Post Office) address with the zip code. The military will provide a nine-digit code; CM/ECF requires only the first  five digits. The U.S. Postal Service and the Military will continue to add and update valid APO/FPO addresses for online labels.
• Use the APO or FPO for the city name and the AP, AA or other following letters as the state name.
• Include a return address on any mailings to military personnel and dependents.
• For packages, print only on one side. Put the recipient's address in the lower right portion of the package or print a postage-paid label online with Click-N-Ship. Note: Zip codes 093XX and 964XX are not available for electronic labels.
  
• Examples of military addresses:
          LCpl Kevin Marine Seaman Joseph Coastguard
          CMR 1250 USCGC Hamilton
          APO AA 9045-1000 FPO AP 96667-3931
• County codes. If you do not know the actual county, use Outside Home State for personnel located in the U.S. and Outside U.S. for personnel deployed outside the U.S.
• FAQs and Additional information may be found on the U.S. Postal Service website at Military Addressing Tips: http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/addressingtips.htm .