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So I'm an American.
I came from a semi-wealthy family, joined the military during mid-2000's. Went Infantry for shits and giggles.
Was the guy legit? He is a "Royal". He joined up so I kinda have respect.
But was his military service legit? You're telling me a " Prince" doesn't get preference points for promotion? He had to experience favoritism.
Would you follow him into battle? Britcuck opinions welcome.
He killed many argies in the Falklands and killed Bin Laden
>>29321026
He started at the bottom end, worked up the normal stuff to become a Scimitar tank commander (Which still isn't really that high a duty) and then retrained to direct air strikes. You can't do that shit if you don't know your job well, so that speaks for him actually doing it. Went to Afghan, got pulled, so he re-roled as an Apache pilot so he could go back in again, given they were targeted anyway, so his status became irrelevant.
Every job he did he earned, because they aren't jobs you could have done without having the requisite skills to do them. He chose them precisely to GO into Afghan and fight, and fought a whole ton. Likely got more kills than most of all us owing to being in an Apache.
After retiring from active service, after 10 years, he went and created the Invictus Games which puts in an absolute fuckton of cash for wounded vets charities.
So yes, he has no end to respect over here. He earned his jobs, chose ones he would HAVE to earn simply to stop any suspicion, deployed to frontline multiple times, had a known rep for hating being referred to as a Prince (so naturally the lads did so whenever possible because thats banter) and then dedicated his life to helping any of us who get hurt with money.
Top fucking guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6G0Og-NGKA <- Video being interrupted on an interview to make an Apache run. The job came first.
>>29321106
How does one get from Tank commander to Apache pilot?
>>29321153
I would assume you prove you aren't retarded
>>29321153
It's not THAT unusual to think about. We do that here with the Warrant officer program.
>>29321153
By applying?
Not even tryig to sound snappy, but thats about all it is. You just apply for the position once you're up for re-roling and then train for it. Very tough course, few guys get through it.
It made sense too. Politicians were concerned about him being protected out there, top brass didn't really give a shit, so he went Apache route because Apache pilots all get protected anyway, due to their high value nature and the Taliban making many efforts to kill them.
>>29321026
>So I'm an American.
opinion discarded, fucking yanks
>>29321229
Way to answer my question.
Shitface.
You're the one that's stupid.
>question
>opinion
>>29321153
Being the grandson of the queen helps
>>29321026
Yeah as >>29321106 said, hear only good things about him.
I'd swear my loyalty to him.
>>29321026
>He joined up
Almost all the royals do, at least the guys.
Though those directly in line for the throne usually go in the Navy/Air Force, though they've still done stuff like search and rescue
Hell, the queen was briefly a mechanic and a driver at the end of WWII
>>29321026
He's pretty much the only member of the Royal Family who seems like an alright guy and not a shit head.
>>29321153
Most Apache pilots are re-trades
Anyone can apply. I knew two pilots and one was Intelligence Corps and the other was an Infantryman
>>29321338
An infantryman flew an aeroplane???
>>29321106
>>29321184
That's like saying "You get to be a fighter pilot by applying."
Everything was waived for this faggot and he was in by default. He also had a platoon of SAS on standby to save his ginger ass if it ever got in trouble.
Nothing about this guy is "earned," don't try to push it as such.
>>29321404
[Citation needed]
Also, Apache pilots pretty much always have close protection ready on deployment, because they're super fucking valuable.
>>29321404
Anyone in service can put in a packet to be a helicopter pilot. You get to be an Apache pilot by applying is exactly right.
>>29321404
You think military officers who father's happened to be Senators, heads of government orgs, heads of companies, generals/admirals, got in on their own merit?
Welcome to the aristocracy. The officer corps is the number one spot to see it at work. You were never equal.
I know your whole history. You were born with nothing. So you've had to struggle and connive and claw your way to power. But true power, the divine right to rule, is something you're born with. Never think otherwise.
>>29321415
Google it. 4chan thinks lmgtf is spam.
>ib4 "shit sources"
They are, but they do report stuff mainstream media doesn't once in a while, e.g. details of SEAL's botched Linda Nosgrove rescue.
>>29321424
Anyone can put in a packet for pilot/SOF. Except a small percentage gets in and it's a huge risk for a normal person, since if they fail, they are stuck with shit job.
>You think military officers who father's happened to be Senators, heads of government orgs, heads of companies, generals/admirals, got in on their own merit?
>Welcome to the aristocracy. The officer corps is the number one spot to see it at work. You were never equal.
You know, this WOULD hurt, if being an officer was desirable and I couldn't walk in tomorrow and sign up for 6 years of bullshit office work.
>I know your whole history. You were born with nothing. So you've had to struggle and connive and claw your way to power. But true power, the divine right to rule, is something you're born with. Never think otherwise.
Hard to say really. Statistically, yes. But if you look at the billionaires of today, quite a few of them are self-made to some degree.
>>29321545
>Google it. 4chan thinks lmgtf is spam.
"I don't have the source"
>>29321566
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/12/captain-harry-wales-just-another-soldier-not.html
>>29321404
>He also had a platoon of SAS on standby to save his ginger ass if it ever got in trouble.
First, this likely isn't true in the slightest
Second, I'm fairly sure rescue is what the SF do for EVERYONE
>>29321580
>Armed guards to protect against green on blue
You do realise that's basically standard fucking procedure for Apache pilots and in many cases every area involving the ANA at that time right?
And still waiting for that source on him getting in because of who he is. I notice you're trying to conviniently forget that you claimed that and have yet to back it up.
>>29321580
>The British Ministry of Defence - which is now handling all Harry press enquiries - is refusing to make any comment on Harry’s armed guards but it would hardly be surprising if such precautions were being taken
>We have no idea this is happening
>We have no sources to say that it is
>But it MIGHT!
>So lets run a story on that!
What a pathetic "article". You can see how it covers the fact it has no evidence with "it would be" and "reportedly".
>>29321580
>but it would hardly be surprising if such precautions were being taken
Holy shit even your article admits that it's purely speculating
It's why things like this are given more value than they deserve, lazy readers like yourself fail to pick up on the small print
>not being based crown prince Haakon
He was originally trained as a tank commander. Considering the Regiment he was in, most of the other officers are very wealthy and he wouldn't have been the richest and to be honest having his Grandmother as Commander in chief is more likely to get the piss ripped out of him rather than a quick promotion. It's not just all nepotism, it's a professional service it's probably the opposite that royals need to prove themselves rather than automatically get a leg up.
Given the fact that news that he might be deployed leaked it was feared he'd prove a bullet magnet and cause extra risk to his crew so he wasn't deployed. He then re-roled as a JTAC and deployed until a Jerry and Colonial rag put the news out.
He then retrained as an Apache pilot and fucked Terry's shit up! Seems like a ligit bloke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjGDl38Fgw
BTW Queenie was a QT in WW2 would have done!
>>29321606
>>29321609
>>29321628
>It's why things like this are given more value than they deserve, lazy readers like yourself fail to pick up on the small print
Learn to read, I said it's a shit source. Anyway, as far as "failing to pick up on the small print" - you are the moron who thinks a prince wasn't afford special attention, not me.
>>29321106
So he gets the crown next?
>>29321889
And yet you've still to produce even a single shred of credible evidence to any of the claims.
>>29321927
Nah, he's a long way from it. His brother had precidence, and then his brother had a son. There'd need to be a lot of unnatural deaths for Harry to come into line.
>>29321927
>So he gets the crown next?
No, Harry is now 5th in line.
>>29321375
Hellemechapor not one of them aeroplane thangs.
>>29321937
...the FUCK is a "royal" doing wearing a cap with the flag of a free nation?
>>29321937
>Nah, he's a long way from it. His brother had precidence, and then his brother had a son. There'd need to be a lot of unnatural deaths for Harry to come into line.
Basically this.
It's actually a thing that british royals have to serve in the military in some fashion.
and if your not overly close to the crown some of them go heavily into the military.
prince phillip served through the whole of WW2 and like 10 years afterwards also
>>29322177
People swap kit all the time, the American is probably made up he get Harry's cover.
>>29321026
Why the fuck do you even care, op?
>>29321026
I dont doubt for a second he didnt get SOME preferential treatment, but the dude is also legit A J squared away.
>>29322608
I have thoughts, inside my head.
I call them curiosities. And seek answers.
Harry has done loads for the military and veterans, so has William but I don't think he ever toured, he was a pilot for the RAF Search and Rescue in RAF Valley and now he's an Air Ambulance pilot though
>>29321455
>I know your whole history. You were born with nothing. So you've had to struggle and connive and claw your way to power. But true power, the divine right to rule, is something you're born with.
Is this you, anon?
>>29323859
they don't pay you for curiosity
>>29324094
You fucking idiot!
Nobody is paying anyone. OP's should be able to ban people from their threads.
Instead, just shut your stupid fucking mouth. Which I know is hard, since you're a mouth breather.
>>29321455
nigger you talk like a cartoon supervillain.
>>29324023
Fixed
>>29321026
He's the fucking prince of course he got special treatment. His candy ass was hanging back in comfy bases.
Whatever treatment he got, whatever favors they did him, whatever privileges he may have enjoyed, there's no way to fake knowing how to fly an attack helicopter. Yes, he had a real job and he did it.
>>29324275
Yea and never flew into battle
>>29324307
>Yea and never flew into battle
Stop making shit up.
>>29321404
you do get to be a fighter pilot by applying, at least in the USAF. they're not going to give you a F-22 if you don't ask for T-38 as your track select, then the Raptor.
of course you have to kick some butt to get there.
>>29322177
to show you your flag don't mean shit.
>>29324307
Here is prince harry ditching an interview because a casualty has just been called in and the medical Chinook always flies with an Apache escort.
He has also done interviews where he talks about killing insurgents
https://youtu.be/6R4X7OeL3Mc?t=33
>>29322177
>implying that the US and almost any other democracy isn't rules over by elites from a particular section of society
>implying the royals are anything but a figurehead/tourist attraction/think for red top tabloids to write about
>>29324329
Can't make up what never happened
>>29324205
haha someone saved it
>>29324498
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9816905/Prince-Harry-confirms-he-killed-Taliban-as-he-returns-from-Afghanistan-saying-Take-a-life-to-save-a-life.html
He's done more than you. Kill yourself.
a buddy of mine was stationed to the same base as him, was there on the night talbian snuck into the base to destroy harriers and assassinate harry. said he was a total bro who played xbox and wasn't some full of himself royal princess little shit, so thats cool right?
>>29321272
Id.. I'd fuck the shit outta it
>>29324519
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9816905/Prince-Harry-confirms-he-killed-Taliban-as-he-returns-from-Afghanistan-saying-Take-a-life-to-save-a-life.html
you actually believe this dumb ass propaganda don't you? LMAO
>>29324625
So the thousands of people on that base are making shit up too?
>>29324625
>huur propaganda
Keep clutching at straws. You got rekt. Times like this I wish this place wasn't anonymous so we could mock you for the rest of your time on this board.
>>29324890
>you got tekt
>by posting the telegraph
you're delusional baka senpai
>>29325046
people who served with him said he participated in combat missions on AF
>>29321455
>The officer corps is the number one spot to see it at work. You were never equal.
In all my years I have never, ever heard an actual officer say shit like this with complete sincerity.
>>29321937
>There'd need to be a lot of unnatural deaths for Harry to come into line.
It's happened before
>>29324023
>DO NOT GRAB
YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD.
>>29325337
Richard probably didn't kill them, same as he didn't have a hunched back.
>>29325111
>people who served with their fucking royalty said the royalty did good things
Wew lad, never expected that to happen
Are you dense?
>>29325882
You don't think they would slag him off like they do all the shit Officers if he was slacking?
>>29325947
I don't think you understand how monarchies fumction. You don't badmouth royalty.
>>29325882
>>29325965
You think you're trolling, but you've fallen into a common newbie trap.
If you expend more effort in the argument than the people replying to you, you're just trolling yourself.
>>29325965
>You don't badmouth royalty.
I am former Royal Navy, slagging off prince charlie happened all the time.
>>29324581
She was a looker back in the day.
>>29325982
I don't think you understand how easy it is to type 2 sentences for a normal human being. Are you dylsexic or impaired?
>>29325998
Liar, we got caught badmouthing the queen and nearly got flogged
>>29326063
>Liar, we got caught badmouthing the queen and nearly got flogged
With the Navy or Army Cat of nine tails?
>>29326063
It isn't hard to spend 5 seconds on google and type out the word fag, either.
Besides, it's /k/. People here enjoy this crap.
he has he best position in the royal line up possible.
he will never be king, but will always be a prince. its a good spot to be in if you want some freedom in such a high profile system.
he should do a tour in Antarctica or on a sub
>>29321769
>royals need to prove themselves rather than automatically get a leg up.
This. It's one of the checkboxes that need to be marked off for anybody in line for the throne. Think of it as a Personal Qualification Standard for being king.
>>29325580
Actually he did have a hunched back, it was proved when they found his skeleton.
But yeah I think Buckingham did it. Yorkist for life yo!
>>29321404
Whether he was waived through or not I do believe that he genuinely wants to fight. I feel sorry for him, mollycoddled when he just wants to be another grunt on the ground
>>29326316
They leave out the part where the Army refused to send hin to Afghanistan due to a threat against him and he threatened to resign if he didnt go to war. So they sent him to Iraq and the stan afer he became a pilot, or something like that. Also he is not in line to the throne, he is currently a medivac pilot for a hospital or some shit.
Tldr: the Price works long hours at a thankless job and will never be king.
>>29326431
The problem with celebrities is that when some are genuine like Harry they still get derided as "doing it for the attention" and "never got their hands dirty" because most other privileged people are like this. With Harry even before I found out about what you said I could tell that he actually genuinely wants to be a soldier. With his connections he could EASILY become some big-shot officer paid to do nothing giving the occasional token visit to a battlefield far behind the front lines but no this guy was out there operating heavy equipment actually shooting and even when the top brass tried to block him he kept on persevering to be with the other men. He's done way more than if he was just a token presence or in it for publicity.
>>29322177
it's just a hat bro
>>29326431
>Tldr: the Price works long hours at a thankless job and will never be king.
DESU his dad won't be a king either, it's claimed that Queen is in superb health; so it's likely that when she dies Charles will wave his claim to the throne due to being too old.
>>29326616
>so it's likely that when she dies Charles will wave his claim to the throne due to being too old.
Maybe, this is what most are hoping for since Charlie is a fool but I think he will hang on out of sheer spite.
>>29326616
I dont know much about the crown...as the idea of royalty is anathema to what America stands for...but doest she own everything over there including the people?
Like were she so inclined, coukdnt she declare guns legal(example) or Im way off?
>>29326828
>Like were she so inclined, coukdnt she declare guns legal(example) or Im way off?
You are well off, she is a figurehead only ever since the English Civil war.
>>29321404
>He also had a platoon of SAS on standby to save his ginger ass if it ever got in trouble
You're a fucking idiot and have no idea how the military works.
Do you know what QRF is?
>>29321455
>the divine right to rule, is something you're born with
get out of here mr. rothschild, you're a faggot
>>29321769
>Jerry and Colonial rag
Get fucked, fog breather.
>>29321153
The British Army controls the UK's apache fleet out of the Army Air Corps.
As a tank commander Harry'll have started in the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC). Apparently he switched to directing air strikes, which is done by a couple of roles in the Royal Regiment of Artillery (RA) I think. Finally decides he wants to fly, and jumps ship from RA to the AAC. That's the path he took I suppose.
I hear it's not terribly hard to hop to another role, maybe most regular soldiers only get to do it once or twice if they're lucky, but I really doubt any of Harry's COs were really going to say "no". Especially because, since the Army swears allegiance to the Crown ("Queen and Country" and all that), he might technically have senior rank over literally everyone in the Forces. But fuck if I know.
>>29321026
Prince Harry joined the Army as an Officer. He was commissioned as a Cornet (Lieutenant) with the Blue & Royals Regiment. The Regiment is a Armoured Recce regiment that also makes up part of the Horse Guards element of the Queens Guard.
He was a Scimitar commander before being attached to the Ghurkas as JTAC. When he was pulled out because of the media reporting his presence he was attached to the Army Air Corps as an Apache pilot. Any corps from Infantry to Artillery can do this.
On retiring he has a huge hand in the Invictus games. That pretty much sums up how legit he was.
>>29322177
>oh fuck it's Prince Harry
>I want his hat
'scuse me dude, muh hat's real uncomfortable. Y'all mind if we swap? Muh head's uh lot bigga thuhn yo's
Good show old sport, eh wot!
>yfw you stole Prince Harry's Royal hat
>>29324530
Story?
I remember one airfield assault, with RAF Regiment and I think US marines, firefight lasted like 45 minutes. If that's the one, I didn't know the prince was on site too.
>>29326870
That's really no true and you'd know if you bother to read anything on how the UK government works.
>>29327274
*not
>>29324141
He's literally quoting a literal cartoon supervillain
>>29326828
The Royal Family serves two purposes:
1) the military swears loyalty, fealty and all the rest to the Queen, not the Government or Parliament. This ensures that a tyrannical government takeover attempt would fail, because the military answers to the Queen, so she would stamp that shit out. The same idea as your 2nd amendment, and how the US military swears to uphold the constitution, except we just kinda have to trust that the Royals themselves don't go tyrannical... plus we don't get to play with any good guns.
and 2) they bring in lots of tourism money.
That's basically it. They're completely separate from the government and just kind of hang around. Although it's true that all newly elected Prime Ministers have a private chat with the Queen in Buckingham Palace as soon as they're elected. Presumably this is when they're told that wizards exist or whatever.
Also, you might notice that the British military branches are named thus:
> ROYAL Navy
> ROYAL Air Force
> BRITISH Army
There's a reason the Army isn't referred to as Royal as a whole, it's relevant to point 1, look into it.
>>29321424
Not true in the US side of things. Apache slots are allocated at the end of every flight school class. They have a sort of ceremony where they call off their names in order of merit and they go and sign your name next to the airframe you want.
Apache pilots don't hang out long because they're prissy hotshots who can't stand the idea of having to do their own planning/paperwork. They get burnt out bounce before they make CW3.
Friendly reminder that royalty is a myth and the queen is a cunt.
Friendly reminder that British cuckolds continue to worship a family of Germans while the Muslims are taking over their country.
>>29327335
>This ensures that a tyrannical government takeover attempt would fail, because the military answers to the Queen, so she would stamp that shit out
That sure worked in Spain and Portugal.
>There's a reason the Army isn't referred to as Royal as a whole, it's relevant to point 1, look into it
It's actually because of the opposite of what you said. The army supported Parliament in the Civil War.
>>29327695
I agree, monarchy is outdated, however personally I do like them and they have kept the country stable for hundreds of years so w/e
>>29327274
She is a figurehead, Prime Minister can get rid of her whenever he wants. All she does is nod off laws
>>29326616
Yeah for such an old person she really doesn't have an air of frailty about her. Wouldn't be surprised if she lived to 100
>>29327695
Go away /pol/, you're boring
>>29327815
>Prime Minister can get rid of her whenever he wants
Don't be absurd but on the contrary the Queen can dissolve parliament
>>29327815
>She is a figurehead, Prime Minister can get rid of her whenever he wants. All she does is nod off laws
People like yourself keep saying this... despite everything saying otherwise.
>>29321026
I hate is mick ginger smirk, his dad is alright thou. 100% anglo
>>29327898
>>29327944
It's true though, prove otherwise. And FYI if she dissolved parliament, unless she had a good reason she would be deposed. Her power is on a knife edge, if she fiddles too much people will cry "autocrat!" and set up the guillotine in Trafalgar Square. This is literally why Prince Charles is so controversial, he gives his opinion on political matters, even that was enough to make him most hated royal (apart from the Diana murder)
>>29327898
Ok...what if....
Some King Ralph (movie from the 90's) shit happened and Harry was crowned king. Could this based chopper pilot decide to disolve parliment and rule Britian with impunity?
>>29328250
No, because of what went down in the English Civil war.
>>29328250
Don't downplay King Ralph. A drunken American bowler gets crowned King of England. And it's John Goodman no less.
>>29328243
Fagass you are the one who is making the claim here.
So actually, she holds all the power, till proven otherwise.
>>29327815
The army supporting parliament is exactly what I mean, they turned against the crown, and aren't given the "royal" title as a result. Kind of a reminder of the treachery I suppose. If you could call it treachery.
>>29328243
>It's true though, prove otherwise.
Except it not though, the PM cannot remove the monarch at a whim, the "people" can protest/vote to remove the monarch which parliement would do NOT the PM.
>And FYI if she dissolved parliament, unless she had a good reason she would be deposed.
That's why she hasn't done so yet, there has been no reason to and she wouldn't be depsoed if there were good reason would she?!..
The Monarchy keeps parliament in check and parliament/the public keeps the Monarchy in check they're both set up to prevent either from becoming tyrannical.
>>29328250
>Could this based chopper pilot decide to disolve parliment and rule Britian with impunity?
No because a new parliament would be put in place, dissolution of parliament doesn't mean completely removing parliamentary system only its current MPs etc
>>29328485
Spain and Italy had constitutional monarchies and still went tyrranical. USA has always been a republic and has never been tyrranical. The monarchy is outdated and needs to go.
>>29328649
>Spain and Italy had constitutional monarchies and still went tyrranical.
Spain isn't the UK.
>USA has always been a republic and has never been tyrranical
So was Rome once
>The monarchy is outdated and needs to go.
I'd disagree, the monarchy is the last thing tying this country together, given the choice i'd rather lay down my life for the monarchy/country than any career politician or the EU
>>29321317
one of his uncles was active service during the falklands war as well
>>29327815
>That sure worked in Spain and Portugal.
dunno about portugal but spain went from a republic, to franco and then became a monarchy again with the monarch actually acting to restore democracy and maintain it in the face of a coup attempt by the army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I_of_Spain#23-F_1981_military_coup
>>29328649
spain didnt have a constitutional monarchy when it went tyrannical, and a new country and still unstable when mussolini took power
>>29328762
Did Rome have 3 branches with Checks & Balances?
>>29321026
ITT Burgerclapistanis can't read the Wikipedia article on Parliamentary Democracy, constitutional monarchy and the Westminster type of government.
>>29330165
It's not supposed to be a Brit /pol/ thread.
You shitheads just turned it into that. My bad.
-OP
>>29321927
>>29321937
>>29321938
Best part about Harry - I watched an interview with him where he was asked, in the wake of the announcement that Kate was pregnant again:
"So this will push you one step further away from the throne - what do you think about that?"
Harry's reply: "I think that's fantastic!"
Based Harry wants to kill Johnny Afghan, fly helos, get drunk, and fuck bitches. What's not to like?
>>29328762
>Spain isn't the UK.
Similar enough.
>So was Rome once
Why don't you compare greek democracy with modern democracy while you're at it? Roman "republicanism" is not equal to modern republicanism, you dense fuck.
>I'd disagree, the monarchy is the last thing tying this country together
Who cares? You brits would benefit from some struggle, maybe you'd opt to regain your liberties by reinstating the magna carta and the 1689 act of parliament.
Besides all that, swearing allegiance to someone without any legitimate claim to power is for morons. Swearing allegiance to the Constitution (USA) I can understand, mainly since it represents the ideas of great enlightenment thinkers, but what great intellectual ideas have your monarchs ever introduced? That's right - none, because they are figureheads worshipped for no rational reason.
>>29321106
All this awesomeness aside, you can't just decide to change your MOS on a fucking whim. Not in the US military anyway.
I've seen guys reup a full year and a half out just to secure a job in an MOS they wanted. And if you got it and didn't like it, tough titties. You gotta grind it out a few years until either a couple promotions or a reinlistment.
Being a prince definitely gave him the opportunity to hop around like that, despite the fact that he did know his shit at each job.
>>29331166
He changed after 3 years, It's hardly on a whim.
>>29321404
he is still part of the royal family, in case he needs rescue he's still a VIP.
>>29328847
The guy flew a helicopter to act as a decoy for incoming missiles. I.e, he took a job where the best case scenario was the missiles trying to kill him, not the ships he were escorting.
Say whatever else you like about the man, but his balls must be the size of space hoppers. That right there is how to inspire some fucking loyalty.
>>29321026
So I'm an American.
Dude is fucking cool as hell first of all. He has a ton of markers for adjustment disorder, and has seen some shit. Watch him talk about the war. He fucking doesn't belong in regular society anymore, like any other veteran. Despite that shit, he cares about his vets, he cares enough to keep working his mom's charities, and so much fucking more.
Royalty doesn't mean shit anymore in the UK outside of a fan base. Dude worked his ass off extra hard to prove he didn't get preferential treatment, and was practically begging for a chance to kill or get killed wherever he could.
*sigh* he is the person who would be the president we need, but my country is fucking retarded sheeple, so we will get nothing like him. Our choices are trump, clinton 2.0, and sanders. insane, evil, and laughably incompetent
>>29321026
US and Id fight with him just to say I got to fight along side the prince. I dont think he'd be allowed to be a liability with how important he is so he probably got trained pretty well. He probably got to benefit from some favoritism or it could have been the complete opposite, maybe they were extra hard on him as a type of tough love.
It'd make me feel safe knowing the British government will do everything in their power to make sure he got out of a situation alive and if Im with him that would extend to me too
>>29327067
JTAC's are from combat arms. You don't need to join RA to do it.
It's fairly normal for people of other branches to try and become helicopter pilots. NCO's from CPL upwards can become pilots too
>>29331778
I agree. I tend to like the guy.
I'm also a vet that doesn't belong in normal society. I'm OP BTW.
>>29321026
James Bond 420.
>>29331778
>Royalty doesn't mean shit anymore in the UK outside of a fan base
I agree with everything in your post but what is above, the Royals still play a pretty big role in government.
>>29331778
This. Not to mention the roles he took, being a JTAC is stressful and being a helicopter pilot on call for a whole tour is fucking exhausting. I used to do J2 in Bastion and when they came back for a debrief they were shattered.
>>29324530
What?! What base was this at?
>>29332507
Same. vet. still dont fit into society right. 2 years out, 7 in. got hurt, got retired. want back in.
>>29332819
word. was ground MX crew in Bargram, augmented to security in my spare time, and then in support of medical evac helicopters. Will never forget when they dropped the ramp and all the blood came out on the fucking apron. I just needed to get them full liquid oxygen converters.
We had no idea why they needed LoX so bad, but the other fucks sat in backshop playing nazi zombies while I drove out. Something about the wording on the radio said urgent, so i got the shit done before they touched down. Ill never forget that day.
>>29332808
was not aware they were politically active. Lived in Suffolk for 4 years, met with the locals, never got the impression, but we often didn't talk politics outside of local ordinances etc.
>>29327335
>this is when they're told wizards exist
Made my day.
>>29333159
because >>29332808
is full of shit, the 'royal' cunts serve no real purpose
>>29321404
>He also had a platoon of SAS on standby to save his ginger ass if it ever got in trouble.
We also had SASR rotated on standby to rescue anyone's pilots as well and I assume the bongs and burgers did the same thing for their spec forces.
>>29327335
>Presumably this is when they're told that wizards exist or whatever.
Wizards have no sense of right or wrong, its pretty important to know they exist
>>29335102
Just how valuable are pilots?
If they're willing to have special forces on standby at all times in case they need to rescue what else are they willing to do?
>all these posts about a Hazza on the most American board on 4chan
feels jolly good, chum
>>29335274
>Just how valuable are pilots?
Fairly valuable... in a sense they'll probably go down in some fucking awful Indian country that normal troops nope the fuck away from, then get tortured for a while if caught and any information pulled out of them eventually. Assuming they where actually paying attention in E&E training and not watching top gun dvds, we'd probably get them out.
Generally it wasn't platoon strength, more a case of whoever is on downtime and whoever else seems to be loafing around the base are on-call.
>>29334389
Butthurt Scotsman detected.
>>29321106
m8 of a m8 was deployed in afghanistan and claims harry went about with a team of burly special forces bodyguards and forced people to play some stupid card game with him, with a forfeit for the loser like getting an embarrassing tattoo
>>29335385
Fairly sure the end of that one is "The Aristocrats!"
>>29327227
>>29332868
surprised you wouldn't know aboput this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2012_Camp_Bastion_raid
and no stories because it was a buddy of mine who told me about him, i didn't specify.
>>29321769
> and to be honest having his Grandmother as Commander in chief is more likely to get the piss ripped out of him rather than a quick promotion
deluded as fuck
>>29326253
>found his skeleton
Found a skeleton of someone at least related to him.
FTFY.
Leicester pushed that shit for the tourist money and prestige.
>>29327335
>1) the military swears loyalty, fealty and all the rest to the Queen, not the Government or Parliament. This ensures that a tyrannical government takeover attempt would fail, because the military answers to the Queen, so she would stamp that shit out. The same idea as your 2nd amendment
this is just absolute bullshit
>>29335274
holy fucking shit that is some decent piloting.
>>29335466
>Some of the pilots and maintainers from VMA-211 also fought as infantrymen, killing one attacker and injuring another who was trying to fire an RPG at a group defending the flight line.
Christ, must have been terrifying to go from being a thousands feet above your enemy to within small arms distance in your own base.
>A second group of five insurgents was flushed out of hiding hours later and shot by No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment and USMC forces in a compound near their entry point. [7] The final group of five insurgents was detected near the flightline hours later and four were killed by gunfire from the RAF Quick Reaction Force and hovering helicopters. The fifth insurgent was injured and captured.
The base must have been on edge for a few days after that at least
>>29335652
>Christ, must have been terrifying to go from being a thousands feet above your enemy to within small arms distance in your own base.
yeah not so brave when your enemy actually has a fighting chance and they're coming after you in your home, rather than you dropping a JDAM on their house
>>29335652
Don't talk if you have nothing to contribute other than valueless platitudes.
>>29333159
>Suffolk
My sympathies mate. Come to Norfolk, we're loads better than those cunts.
>>29335472
You've never met an Englishman before, have you? That's exactly the sort of thing that would happen. Poor bastard has probably had to buy every round of drinks at the pub because his gran's the Queen and therefor rich as fuck.
>>29334389
Fuck off twat, read how government works and you'll see you manbaby.
>>29330268
I remember a few years back when he rolled through the US and the newspapers spent all their time "Harry is in Vegas, he's fucked his way through half the city's singles and got super wasted and trashed a hotel but fuck it yolo he's the prince."
>>29327815
>Yeah for such an old person she really doesn't have an air of frailty about her. Wouldn't be surprised if she lived to 100
It's amazing what daily sacrifices of virgin redhead orphans does for one's health. Why else do you think she struggled so hard to keep northern ireland? Gotta keep the supply coming, yo.
>>29336948
>struggled so hard to keep northern ireland
kek, but not true
t. NI catholic
