Petition · past parliament
Reverse the MOD decision to end the E-Bluey service on 31 March 2017
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The E-Bluey service lets the family and friends of service personnel quickly send messages electronically to then be printed out at a local base. This saves huge amounts of time for personnel to receive, and reply to messages. The MOD is cancelling this crucial service to save £1M per year.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/british-forces-post-office-services#announcements
E-Blueys are the 21st Century version of the beloved Blue Aerogramme.
This service is still needed, as personnel serving overseas on operations are often unable to use social media and personal devices for security reasons.
Posting letters overseas takes time, and often cannot keep up with the fast pace of movement of personnel on operations.
Please sign this petition to ask Parliament to reverse the decision.
E-Blueys are the 21st Century version of the beloved Blue Aerogramme.
This service is still needed, as personnel serving overseas on operations are often unable to use social media and personal devices for security reasons.
Posting letters overseas takes time, and often cannot keep up with the fast pace of movement of personnel on operations.
Please sign this petition to ask Parliament to reverse the decision.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.