Storekeeper 3rd Class Volinda Sarvis from Myrtle Beach, S.C., agreed. I love mail call because I always get something letters, boxes and big packages. Plus, I can keep in touch with home and know what's going on and who's doing what. Personally, it's my favorite time of the day. I look forward to seeing the postal clerk.
Postal clerks do more than just deliver mail.
They sell stamps, money orders, stamped envelopes and process all outgoing mail. Once mail left the jurisdiction of the United States Postal Service, there was very little protection provided to ensure it reached the intended recipient. All postal clerks know that what a Sailor is waiting to receive is valuable. Postal clerks handle millions of pieces of mail yearly, and the majority of it reaches its destination, but there are some pieces that end up in the dead mail parcel branch in Philadelphia because of unclear addresses and incorrect packaging. In 1995, postal clerks moved more than 108,029 tons of mail through the Miami, New York and San Francisco gateways, and provided 1,500 postal services to specific ships and stations.