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 Want to save the BFPO System?

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveBFPO/sign



The Armed Forces have been advised that the BFPO facilities in mainland Europe will be shut from September 2010. Personnel, and their families, deployed in Europe currently enjoy the same postal rates as the UK . Withdrawal of this long established tradition will further erode personnel's ability to communicate with their families in the UK and safe receipt of parcels etc through a secure network.


Please click on the link above and sign the petition. Though we all understand that defence cuts are to be made, this is an area which affects the families in particular.  The BFPO system is the mechanism whereby post is received by our serving soldiers, sailors and airmen and their famil ies abroad at a postal address recognised as being part of this country, no matter where in the world they are serving, even in war zones.

Amongst other things the loss of the BFPO service will disenfranchise them if they are postal voters; some credit card providers will not send cards abroad (M&S for example) whereas they will to a BFPO address; it may affect their ability to let their house whilst posted abroad, or away from home; it may take away their tax advantages such as being able to have an ISA whilst posted abroad. It will affect Open University students who have a BFPO address as they will be charged higher fees; it will potentially effect children of serving soldiers when they go to University, as they may not be eligible for student loans/fees to be paid, and will be charged higher fees as they live abroad.  They will also be charged different rates for subscriptions etc. as they will now have to come via local mail, and not the UK mail.

Thanks for supporting our servicemen and women together with their families in this way and please forward this email to as many of your friends as you can

I've signed.  What else can they think up to grind our forces into the ground.  I some times think the Taliban are the least of our worries with the lack of support for our troops by the goverment.  Why are we so bad at looking after our own?

Thanks for starting this topic, and for the link. I've signed up. Cutting down on costs is something I support, but cutting down costs on BFPO is ridiculous really. I like your post and being an Open University student, I do agree with you.

I'll post a question at http://www.openuniversityuk.co.uk so see what the real implications of this will be.

I hope we're able to get enough people to sign this petition to make a difference.

Thanks for the replies.

I am not 'for war' and have my reservations about what we (the UK) are fighting about in some circumstances but that is not the point.

Our Military and their families are not the ones who should suffer as easy targets on cut backs. The soldiers sign up knowing they 'do what they are told' .

What next? will they be told to take out private medical insurance in case they get injured abroad?

Totally agree with you PH, I don't agree with the war but I think our troops deserve so much better than they get. Thanks for the link - signed it

Lushy x

It has another signature..

Just signed it; and have now forwarded it on