Umm, Wills is in line to be PoW. Harry is likely going to be a Duke all his life.

Slow clap.

Prince Charles flew helicopters (and a variety of jet aircraft) while he was in the Royal Navy back in the '70s

I do so enjoy the bouquet of a petrol incendiary device shortly after sunrise.

NowhereMon: Prince Charles flew helicopters (and a variety of jet aircraft) while he was in the Royal Navy back in the '70s

I have respect for people who fly stuff. I have a friend who flies helicopters for the Navy, and I knew it was going to be a lot of work for him, and he knew it would be too. But he didn't know how much. It seems like he does nothing buy study 40 hours a week, and then fly 2 minutes, and then go back to the books.

NowhereMon: Prince Charles flew helicopters (and a variety of jet aircraft) while he was in the Royal Navy back in the '70s

But he never flew in combat.

His brother Andrew did fly missions during the Falklands Campaign, and ISTR
actually took fire on at least one occasion. But he wasn't a dedicated combatant;
rather he was a general shipboard helo pilot.

I have to admire Harry, really: he seems dead set on being a career soldier
and not relying on his family to slide by. In fact, his royal lineage seems to be
rather a hinderance to his military aspirations, but he is still pushing forward.

DjangoStonereaver: NowhereMon: Prince Charles flew helicopters (and a variety of jet aircraft) while he was in the Royal Navy back in the '70s

But he never flew in combat.

His brother Andrew did fly missions during the Falklands Campaign, and ISTR
actually took fire on at least one occasion. But he wasn't a dedicated combatant;
rather he was a general shipboard helo pilot.

I have to admire Harry, really: he seems dead set on being a career soldier
and not relying on his family to slide by. In fact, his royal lineage seems to be
rather a hinderance to his military aspirations, but he is still pushing forward.

I strongly suspect that someone capable of taking the prize at Apache gunnery school would hold a rank significantly higher than captain (which IIRC is the lowest rank a qualfied pilot holds) if they weren't worried about the appearance of nepotism

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Britain's defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training.


Why, what a coincidence. I'm sure it's the centuries of inbreeding that made him such a talented guy.

Magorn: DjangoStonereaver: NowhereMon: Prince Charles flew helicopters (and a variety of jet aircraft) while he was in the Royal Navy back in the '70s

But he never flew in combat.

His brother Andrew did fly missions during the Falklands Campaign, and ISTR
actually took fire on at least one occasion. But he wasn't a dedicated combatant;
rather he was a general shipboard helo pilot.

I have to admire Harry, really: he seems dead set on being a career soldier
and not relying on his family to slide by. In fact, his royal lineage seems to be
rather a hinderance to his military aspirations, but he is still pushing forward.

I strongly suspect that someone capable of taking the prize at Apache gunnery school would hold a rank significantly higher than captain (which IIRC is the lowest rank a qualfied pilot holds) if they weren't worried about the appearance of nepotism

He's 28 years old; granted he went right into the military out of high school
(or whatever the Brits call it) and started as a 2nd Louie (or would that be a
Leffy?), but it seems to me to make Captain before you're 30 is an indicator
that you've got something on the ball regardless.

Any ex-military Farkers want to chime in? dittybopper? Anyone?

FlyingLizardOfDoom: Umm, Wills is in line to be PoW. Harry is likely going to be a Duke all his life.

Henry Tudor and Bertie disagree.

loaba: Gothnet: DjangoStonereaver: In fact, his royal lineage seems to be
rather a hinderance to his military aspirations.

Don't be taken in by that royal lineage stuff - his Father was a military man. A Major I believe...
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I think he's saying that dude's royal lineage means he'll never get significant time in theater. Once the opposition figures out where dude is serving, he'll be pulled out before anything bad happens.

While most people thinks it's a good thing to not get dead, for an officer, you need to be in the shiat to move up. Well, to be respected by your subordinates anyway.

Precisely, loaba.

(Gothnet's last jab was a reference to the long-discredited rumour that
Harry's father was James Hewitt, Diana's former lover.)

We can drop your boat anywhere it suits you, young Captain Wales.

I think the Royal Family has made some pretty good moves since Diana died. I respect Charles a lot more than I did before, and I have a lot of respect for William and Harry and all they do to serve Queen and Country. I will be proud to have Charles as our King and probably more proud when William ascends.

I like that we still have the monarchy in Canada. The Queen is, despite what you may like to believe, a wise woman with a keen sense of history. She has over 80 years experience in diplomacy and foreign affairs...any PM would be a fool not to meet regularly with her and listen to her take on things. Charles is no slouch, either. Youtube some of his speeches and tell me he doesn't take his role seriously. The Princes' Trust is evidence of that.

A great series to watch is and gain perspective from "Monarchy with David Starkey". An entertaining and honest look at history... especially the last episode about the modern monarchy.

loaba: George H.W. Bush

The decorated Naval Aviator? Shot down in the Pacific theater in WWII? By all accounts, he was pretty badass.

(You're thinking of the National Guard pilot.)