Christmas is quickly approaching, and there are several shipping deadlines to keep in mind. People looking to ship care packages to service members overseas, the Military mail deadline has already passed to send to service members in Afghanistan or Iraq, but you can still send a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box and have it reach them in time for Christmas. According to Pella Post Officer In Charge Sarah Boorman, lead time on flat rate boxes to APO/FPO addresses is about a week. She also told KNIA/KRLS News that when sending to a APO/FPO address, flat rate box shipping rates are discounted by $2.00. For Military mail not going to Iraq or Afghanistan the deadline is this Saturday.