The BBC website reports here that
"The Ministry of Defence is asking the public to donate to military charities instead of sending surprise Christmas parcels to troops they do not know."
We do recall that in the run up to Christmas last year, letters and parcels were taking quite a long time to arrive. When we queried this the staff at BFPO reported that they were having to deal with a large volume of unsolicited mail to unnamed individuals.
Thus, the request from the MOD is not a big surprise; and if it ensures that post sent from friends and families gets to their recipients in a more timely manner, it is probably for the best.
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