Transition Points To The Canadian Forces Postal Service
For transition of mail from the civilian to the Canadian Forces Postal Service, the postal codes of the three corresponding military post offices on Canadian soil are used. These being the Fleet Mail Offices (FMO) in Victoria, BC, V9A 7N2 and Halifax, NS, B3K 5X5 and the Canadian Forces Post Office (CFPO) in Belleville, ON, K8N 5W6, dependant upon the final destination. These postal codes each represent a number of military post offices abroad which are specified not by postal code, but by CFPO or FMO number. The LDUs in this case corresponding not so much to a physical as to a virtual delivery unit, since mail is not delivered locally, but instead forwarded to the actual delivery units at Canadian military bases and ships abroad.
- Name
- Slot #
- PO Box 5053 Stn Forces
- Belleville ON K8N 5W6
- CANADA
In this example, Canada Post will deliver to the CFPO at Belleville and the Canadian Forces Postal System will continue transport to the addressee at CFPO 5053 (in Geilenkirchen, Germany) by whatever means and timing the military will deem appropriate.
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