>Why didn’t the service personnel have access to their e-mail? Because they weren't in one of the larger bases that had satellite internet. Combat troops in th

>Why didn’t the service personnel have access to their e-mail? Because they weren't in one of the larger bases that had satellite internet. Combat troops in the wilds of Helmand might go weeks without seeing a fresh egg or a slice of bread. Satellite terminals circa 2002 were bulky, expensive bits of kit that just weren't that widely distributed, at least in the British armed forces.