{"id":44650,"date":"2018-05-25T01:49:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T01:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/25\/tech-firm-looks-to-revolutionize-how-recruits-keep-in-touch-with-family\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:36:25","slug":"tech-firm-looks-to-revolutionize-how-recruits-keep-in-touch-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/2018\/05\/25\/tech-firm-looks-to-revolutionize-how-recruits-keep-in-touch-with-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech firm looks to revolutionize how recruits keep in touch with family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 Marine recruits at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/10\/12\/big-change-to-boot-camp-recruits-will-spend-one-week-in-phase-4\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">boot camp<\/a> have no phones and rare access to email, but getting them a traditional letter in a stamped envelope is now easier. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has forged a contract with a start-up technology firm that makes sending snail-mail letters to soon-to-be Marines as easy as clicking \u201csend\u201d on an email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandboxx Family Communications, based in Virginia, operates an app that allows family members to send custom letters to recruits at basic training, deployed units or any military address around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2018\/01\/10\/new-recruits-get-acquainted-with-parris-island\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180108-M-VP563-334.jpg_01c1ac.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New recruits get acquainted with Parris Island<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Every year, thousands of recruits do make it through to become Marines, which must be on the minds of those pictured below, who are a part of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Battalion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded by Marine Corps veterans Sam Meek and retired Maj. 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