soilder in Afghanistan whats to be e-pal

[ronnie3]

a young soilder (24) has contacted me and asked me to e-mail him to keep his spirts up but i aint got a clue what to write i dont want to make him feel home sick, i,ve got the most boring life he aint gona want to hear about that i have't got a clue about the wars or about being in the army but i dont want to not reply does any body here in AB chat to soilders and what do you chat about?

[andy-hughes]

I don't, but believe it or not, the mundanity of ordinary life is eaxctly what he needs to hear.

Tell him about your days, what you do, what's on TV, in the papers (avoid all political / military stories) and just keep the contact nice and light.

He is looking for a bit of 'normality' in the insane world he has been thrust into - so just be yourself, he'll appreciate that more than anything.

[claireyfairy]

I used to date a squaddie and I agree, just normal chat will probably be what he wants to read.

[Kathyan]

I wrote to a soldier nearly 10 years ago, we will have been married for 9 years in September!

[johnlambert]

Any communication from home will do, any subject, any type of content, when I was in afghanistan with 4 GS Med Regt I recieved no post for 2 weeks, then I got one from my bank manager informing me that I was �17 overdrawn. I was so happy that someone took the time to write to me.
Just tell him about your day.