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He shouldn't be here training with our military, IMO. If he was someone else of non-royal patronage or not a hereditary peer, it would be different. I expect our military to not suck up to him or refer to him as your highness or excellency or whatever other titles are used for him.
It's standard practice for some Air Corp pilots to train on Apache here in the US - I don't see why you feel he should be denied this step in his career progression.
Other than perhaps a higher level of personal security which he'll have no choice about, I'll bet that the last thing he'll expect or want will be "preferential treatment".
He's always maintained that when it comes to his military service his primary concerns are his troops and his performance as an officer - not his royal status.
Exactly. If any of our military treat him like royalty and like he's their master, they should be tried for sedition. To us, he's just another captain. Nothing more.
I am amazed at the number of British Royals that have served in their Military. Even though born to the greatest privilege they are willing to put their arses on the line. They know that with privilege come duty. They do theirs.
That is more than can be said for most of our financial royalty.
They just should. They should be willing to fight for the nation that continues to give them riches and exalted, privileged status.
It's standard practice for some Air Corp pilots to train on Apache here in the US - I don't see why you feel he should be denied this step in his career progression.
Other than perhaps a higher level of personal security which he'll have no choice about, I'll bet that the last thing he'll expect or want will be "preferential treatment".
He's always maintained that when it comes to his military service his primary concerns are his troops and his performance as an officer - not his royal status.
On the other hand, it'll also give him experience in other areas that will result in him being a better leader.
BTW - this is pretty standard. The US, Canada, and UK all trade personnel on a pretty routine basis. These soldiers (mostly Army and AirForce. Navy/Marines don't tend to trade as much,) are meant to act as liaisons between different forces that may have to work together in the future.
It's standard practice for some Air Corp pilots to train on Apache here in the US - I don't see why you feel he should be denied this step in his career progression.
Other than perhaps a higher level of personal security which he'll have no choice about, I'll bet that the last thing he'll expect or want will be "preferential treatment".
He's always maintained that when it comes to his military service his primary concerns are his troops and his performance as an officer - not his royal status.
haha well his brother flew a training exercise while in Canada but we still have our the old CHSS-2 Sea king Helicopter for search and rescue because the H-92 Superhawk was delayed by Sikorsky it ended up alot like the F-35 project having massive delays due to unforseen issues..So we let him fly something that is not really known to be safe anymore due to the high amount of flight hours they have.
I mean we let the future king of England fly something that had duct tape holding some panels on.
^^ According to everything I've read about his military service he hates being treated differently to the others. Nobody will be expected to give him any preferential treatment over there just as nobody in our military is over here.
Interesting, I found a much sharper divide between Other Ranks (enlisted) and officers with the Americans than with any Commonwealth force.
I'm sure Arry will be happy with the occasional forelock pull.
Prince Harry will take training on the Apache attack helicopter in the United States, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Monday.
Harry, a British Army captain, won his wings in May 2010. At the time, the British Ministry of Defence said he would take advanced training on the Apache, a U.S. design flown by many air forces, including Britain's.
His U.S. training is part of the British army's training plan for Apache crews.
He will go to the U.S. Naval Air Facility in El Centro, Calif., in October, and then move on to the Air Force Auxiliary Air Field in Gila Bend, Ariz., base spokeswoman Michelle Dee said Monday.
The training in the United States includes environmental training, live firing and tactical exercises.
He will then join a British Apache squadron, but the ministry would not comment on his deployment plans, citing policy.
AH-64D Apache Longbow - "Destroying Targets" - YouTube
well I like perice harry over william he atleast fights for his country well that would be weird getting air cover from him plus if the taliban try to shoot at him he can fire back
Who cares? A member of the lucky sperm club is training on Apaches. BFD
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well that would be weird getting air cover from him plus if the taliban try to shoot at him he can fire back
