Originally Posted by
Melchett01
Sadly said blue letters are no more - they went as cost/morale saving a good few years ago - they were very welcome messages and a nice pat on ththe back from a VSO when you got a personal handwritten one. I found out my last promotion by an instant message from a friend at Air who was under the impression I’d already been told when he congratulated me! I guess that still counts as a ‘best message’ as long as you can guarantee it’s not a wind up.
Station Commander at my current unit hand writes all promotees, officer and NCO, a letter of congratulations.