[Amelia]

You obviously have never been deployed in the military so we should cut you a little slack. Some of us have been and can all too clearly remember the rare chances that we had to call home and the waiting in line for sometimes several hours to make the call on those rare chances.

It may be more difficult to call from a ship. Most members of the Army over there have internet access and a fairly good phone bank. Calls do tend to be expensive.

[flada]

Most members of the Army over there have internet access and a fairly good phone bank.

Of which they of course have access 24/7...

"Lieutenant, I'm going to take a little break from this firefight because I have to go find a phone. You see, sir (or ma'am) right now is the alloted time that the Supreme Spencer High Faculty will accept my call. Be back in a couple hours."