Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Nope, never have. I've got nothing against Will and Harry - they both seem like thoroughly decent chaps (and Harry's Invictus work is actually pretty inspirational). I'm just not kidding myself that either were given the opportunity to become military helicopter pilots for any other reason than they are royals. I am sure that I would have been laughed out the recruitment office had I shown up with a B in A-level Art and a D in geography and said I wanted to be an Apache pilot.
Don't forget the drugs he took.
Prince Harry: I took drugs | Daily Mail Online
Now if I had walked in to the CIO with crap academic quals and admitted to drug use, would I be selected for a commission?
Not a chance is the answer.
We all know it but the drones will find some reason to make it right in this case.