penpals in the forces free to send "email" letters to cheer them up

emma_b_4

hi all i do not have an upto date list any more, can only direct you to the yahoo group which i believe has all the upto date information that you need

kit

Hi, just to confirm that the yahoo group had the uptodate list posted a few days ago so check it out!

edit - see post 373 for link to yahoo group

cat4772

What a brilliant thread. I've signed up to e-bluey, the yahoo group and written my first bluey all within the hour! Oh what I get up whilst I'm supposed to be doing coursework but decide to check out MSE!!! I'll keep you posted as to what response my bluey gets!

Gemma84_3

Ive posted a msg on the ebluey site, how can i speak to individual members of the forces? OR can ppl reply to my message on eblueys?

Lisa-Marie1978

I am desperately trying to find a penpal in the forces but every site i look at costs money to join! Can anyone help me pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeee?????

scat

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

I met my hubby after answering an advert in best magazine in 2000..asking for people to write to the guys who at that time were in Bosnia at the time...we have now been married 5 years and he is an absolute diamond :-)......
As much as the guys in Iraq appretiate gifts, it will be the messages that mean the most...before i met my hubby he did Gulf 1, kosovo, bosnia, ireland amongst others and since being married has obviously done Gulf 2....which he fortunately made it back from safe and sound...he hasnt been called for Afgahnistan thank god...and he always maintains that there is nothing like receiveng mail..even if its from someone you dont know - so i would urge anyone even considering it to go for it.... and if you want to put pen to paper...blueys are free if you ask for a handfull at any post office and they dont need stamps....

Your husband sounds very nice but in the interest of balance my OH was in the Forces and he laughed when I told him about this thread. Said they used to just do it for the photos and then had a monster board where they ran a competition for who had the ugliest penpal. People choose to be penpals for a whole variety of reasons....

sophers

scat wrote: »

Your husband sounds very nice but in the interest of balance my OH was in the Forces and he laughed when I told him about this thread. Said they used to just do it for the photos and then had a monster board where they ran a competition for who had the ugliest penpal. People choose to be penpals for a whole variety of reasons....

thats really cruel to the people who give up their time to write!
but im sure there are some genuine soldiers who do appreciate the mail.
and for those who dont appreciate the mail at least they have something to do when it is quiet, comparing all the uglys!
i would write to cheer them up but i do know some people write to try and find love, fair play to them all, its a good deed anyhow!

happy writing!
sophers

kit

Lisa-Marie1978 wrote: »

I am desperately trying to find a penpal in the forces but every site i look at costs money to join! Can anyone help me pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeee?????

see post 373 on this thread for the link to hte yahoo ste which is free to join.

guardianangel

Where's post 373? Sorry I'm being blonde!

Emma37

scat wrote: »

Your husband sounds very nice but in the interest of balance my OH was in the Forces and he laughed when I told him about this thread. Said they used to just do it for the photos and then had a monster board where they ran a competition for who had the ugliest penpal. People choose to be penpals for a whole variety of reasons....

I don't think men in the forces would admit to one another that they look forward to receiving the mail and what it means to them. IMO they were just playing it down and pretending it's just to get the photos.