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Google has stepped up an began offering priority access to Google Voice for active duty members of the US military.  To begin with, it seems (aside from the good mojo that Google is sure to get for this offer) that Google has actually put some though into this offer.  According to their posting, they seem to realize that;

“When you deploy, your life is put on hold. While you live and work in a different world, everyone else moves on with life back home. Your family and friends keep moving, and this sometimes means it’s just not possible for them to stay awake until 2 a.m. to receive a phone call. Calling Iraq or Afghanistan is seldom an option.”

Basically, the deal is simple, those in the US Military (or a family member who can do it for them) can visit www.google.com/militaryinvite and sign up.  The sign up process appears to be simple, with the only real requirement is that you use an email address ending in .mil.  Other than entering your email address, the only other bit required is your name.

Then, after the request has been made, Google is promising that the new Google Voice account will be set up “within a day.”

Sounds like a nice offer, now those in the military will have a little more flexibility in checking and listening to messages, but perhaps a little more important is that family members back home will have a reliable (and local) number to call and leave messages.

Read [The Official Google Blog]