Signed, now standing at 15,005.:ok:

Just to clarify lest you don't go to the link, the dastardly plan is as follows:

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.

and the link is:

Petition to: reconsider the decision to remove British Forces Post Offices from mainland europe. | Number10.gov.uk

How Did The Rc Manage To Distribute Food Parcels In Ww2?
 

Petition signed.

What a shambles of a government we have! If the system isn't working then the simple answer is "fix the problem".....there have got to be solutions to the AT choke-valve. Fedex & DHL would be two for a start....

How did the Red Cross deliver its parcels to 100's of 1,000's POW's in WW2, especially when scattered around the world? Also, the RC didn't just dish out parcels to Allied troops but to Germans, Itallians and others that were PoW's in the UK, Canada and elsewhere.

I am sure that the supply lines were a lot more stretched then than they are now with U-Boats on the prowl and the bombing/sabotage of rail lines across Europe.

FFS, we have aircraft today that can carry the load of 50 C47's and are only trying to basically get parcels to one operational theatre.:ugh:

All that is needed is for the government to allocate resources to honour the commitment made when it decided to get involved in Afg, be grateful we not still in Iraq, and if ££££££'s can be found for bailing out the banks then surely £'s can be found for this.....

Petion signed. Words (polite ones) fail me:mad:. FZ

Petition signed as me and my family completely rely on BFPO in our little part of Europe. I know the various service federations are deeply concerned about this.

The BFPO is absolutely essential for all the UK families out here. One of the few links with Blighty. And its not just about the mail, a BFPO number is essential with most UK institutions (particularly financial and governmental) in proving who you are. And the Army Guys who run it out here are top notch - a real military on military service. As for savings, how do they know if they haven't yet decided what replaces it (Oh, hang on..........)

I learnt this was going to happen the same day I got an update on the Service Command Paper talking about how the disadvantages of service life are being addressed and how service families deserve to be treated equally........... What are we to think???

Signed - now up to 16429

Signed Up
 

I agree, how can they publish so much about the renewed efforts to improve quality of life issues and allow things like this to occur. Seems strange to me. I have worked alongside many US military personnel and often admired their APO service. I hope for all those effected by the cut they do reconsider.

Happy days
 

"The Ministry of Defence has announced it is to maintain British Force Post Offices (BFPO) in 12 locations across mainland Europe after originally earmarking their closure for next year."

Retention of Army 'institution' welcomed - Belfast Today

That is really rubbish. Try sending out a 1kg box of stuff to someone at a BFPO address at normal overseas rates! The last one I send was to my OH while out in Norway full of bits and bobs (spare trousers mainly!) and was a good rate, but would cost a fortune without the discount.