The U.S. Postal Service is now offering a discount Priority Mail rate and a larger box for care packages sent to military members overseas.

The new flat-rate box is 50-percent larger than the current Priority Mail package and it will be delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address-$2 less than for domestic destinations.

The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box (12 x 12 x 5 inches or 800 cubic inches) is now available in Post Offices nationwide. The boxes can also be ordered at www.usps.com/supplies or by calling 800-610-8734.

The $2 discount is applied when the Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Boxes are shipped to an APO/FPO destination. The two existing flat-rate boxes (11 x 3 x 13 inches and 11 x 8 x 5 inches), which currently retail for $8.95 for U.S. addresses, are not available for the military discount, postal officials said.

-Compiled from staff and Pentagon reports

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