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Free toys for kids of armed forces serving in Afghanistan
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I'd be interested to know what e-mail address the code is being sent to as I know my hubby hasn't had anything as of yet and goes next week. Is it the MoD that are sending the e-mails out?
while i knew what i was getting into when i married my hubby i wasnt born with the understanding that my dad would be going away for months at a time you can explaing to a 3 year old daddy still loves you but wont be able to see you for 6 months but the child wont understand, its not the children who signed up for the life of a 1 parent family for 6 months every 3 years.
and as pp's have said while the forces may get a ''cushy life with benefits''(not in my opinion) atleast at christmas you will be able to see, hold and cherish your loved ones. trust me its no good for a dad when he comes home after months away and his son doesnt even know who he is and screams everytime he goes near him, so please stop trashing what you may call a pr stunt and remember its about the children themselves not the service men/women
luckily my hubby has recently got back but for all the wives,hubbys, mothers ect who will have some1 serving OUR country i pay my respects and i will be raising a glass to all!!!
Hear hear!! Yes my hubby is away at the moment, and he hasnt had an email either, as far as I know the email has been sent out to the UWO's, well they seem to know about it anyway. I asked my hubby to ask the UWO out in afghanistan, who then told him to come on the martin lewis forum to get the promotional code???!!!! So I'm even more confused, as nobody seems to have the code or wants to give it out? so how am I supposed to guarantee my little boy a gift before the 5th dec (closing date for applications)
I am currently serving in a Patrol Base in Helmand and this will be my second consecutive christmas away from home, not only is being away from your family bad enough, but often because of operational restrictions it isn't possible to phone home. I am currently away from my normal operating base for a day and have been able to access the internet for the first time in a month and collect my emails, and so to my point.
I heard about this offer in November and asked our J1 (HR Cell) about it - not a single person knew anything about it and therefore I emailed the NOTW who did not even dignify me with a reply. Neither myself, the parent of a young son, nor any of my colleagues who have children received any such email either through their personal email addresses nor official accounts. Now whilst this offer may be able to be excepted by those that have the time to chase this up through official channels, the likes of myself and colleagues who are living in quite basic (but dont get me wrong, very adequate) patrol bases have neither the time or media access in order to do so.
So in conclusion. This offer has been nothing more than PR by NOTW and its partners (Tesco I believe) and although those with good communications in rear echealon positions may be able to chase this and benefit from it, those at the very sharp end can't and aren't able to and I think the NOTW and co-sponsors of this farce should be very ashamed of themselves for making promises and press statements that simply aren't true - shame on you.,
And lastly just to reply to one further point - many people in the past grew up with parents serving overseas, but even with the days of Northern Ireland, the likelyhood of coming home seriously wounded or not even coming home at all were nothing like they are nowadays. Added to this, the day to day, literally as-it-happens media coverage does nothing to quell the anguish of those at home and can replace the knowlege of their loved one being safely at home. And so to those who do say about the children of the unemployed etc, in my opinion, echo everything that is wrong with the ethos of this country. Whilst I sympathise with those that find themselves unemployed and then struggle to gain re-employment in their field or struggle to gain re-trading, I have no sympathy for those that bleat on about having nothing, becuase of the system and at the same time suck heavily on a B&H!
Keep safe, Gavsta, hope you are home with your family soon.
Just wondering if Anyone knows if they doing this again this year? As my hubby is in afgan and it'll be nice to know and give me something to look forward to? Thanks
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