Prince William to join.. Special Forces.
 

I always thought selection at his level was usually via Celestial Intervention and the Divine Right of Kings, and not by going for a quick tab with 85lbs on your back?

BBC NEWS | UK | William to join UK special forces.

So more parties to attend then, lets hope he pays for the fuel this time, seeing as prices have risen dramatically since he was given his wings.

Is it the AAC that does the proper Special Forces flying then?

Surely, he would have been better going to the SF Flight at Odiham if he already has Chinook experience. Or maybe we shouldn't get back into nocturnal imperceptible insertion gags again.

In that photo, is the good Prince wearing one of those old CW flying jackets, and in grey? Please tell me that the RAF is not still using them (and in that colour). They were cr*p when they were introduced in the mid-60s, as even the smallest breeze went right through them, and I can't imagine that they are any less cr*p now. :confused:

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Have those flying gloves even been inside a cockpit?

Minty to the point of virginal, methinks :ok:

Al R - Think it may be a case of seeing how the AAC work, plus a little flying and then moving on to see some SF stuff, but they aren't going to tell you, or me, or anyone that doesn't need to know! (All VVIPs go through a famil at Hereford anyway, how to deal with kidnap, hijack etc.).

"In that photo, is the good Prince wearing one of those old CW flying jackets, and in grey? Please tell me that the RAF is not still using them (and in that colour). They were cr*p when they were introduced in the mid-60s, as even the smallest breeze went right through them, and I can't imagine that they are any less cr*p now."

Yup..
SUIT AIRCREW
COLD WEATHER MK3 JACKET.

Not in grey though..I think your monitor may need calibrating.




If in doubt BANG OUT.

From the BBC link "He was awarded "wings" by his father, the Prince of Wales"

Well that finally clears that one up ......

Jack

"Al R - Think it may be a case of seeing how the AAC work, plus a little flying and then moving on to see some SF stuff, but they aren't going to tell you, or me, or anyone that doesn't need to know! (All VVIPs go through a famil at Hereford anyway, how to deal with kidnap, hijack etc.)."


Thank you Parabellum, a plain English post amongst some that put more importance on Willy's dress code than his effort to give it a go. Jacket from the sixties, wow. Does anyone really care how new the flying gloves are? I suspect he wears what he's given like most of our lads and lasses out there.

s37

For goodness sake give the guy a break, he is on a jolly to look at stuff in all three services. It's the armies turn and he is off to mess around in black, not really a big deal?
As King (desig) his chance of a normal military career (still not sure what one of those is) is nigh on impossible so to me this monster famil seems like a really good idea.

:ok:

Banter.. remember that?
 

.. no one is having a go at him. :cool:

We trialled the original jackets in white, sexy with navy blue lining but they got too shabby too quickly. Went for a stroll down to Happy Valley with the plotter. 'but 3-4 miles IIRC and very warm. The temp was -20C.

Used most of a can of waterproofing on the jacket. Fixed it. Don't know what it did for flamability though.

Is this possibly all for the purpose of filling his wardrobe with different dress uniforms for his future commitments?

AI R Is it the AAC that does the proper Special Forces flying then?

Yes

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahhahahahahaha.

Oh please stop it FRAG7 no more please.

Okay I have no Mil time other than RAF(VR)

However, (and perhaps I may be too strict) if HRH wants to see how the guys at Hereford work, then let him do selection. Otherwise jog off.

After all his Uncle didn't make it with those Bootnecks..................but at least he bloody tried.

Stew

Tried my :mad:, he attended.

Tried my :mad:

Repeat after me, I must try to be less ambiguous......:hmm:

Jack

Union Jack - your profile suggests you may be lot closer to the truth than others but, at the time, I heard that Edward coped well with all the roughy toughy and fitness/endurance stuff in training but simply could not get his head around being a leader of men intent on aggressive attack and killing when required.
Is that all BS too?
In the Army he would have succeeded in a Corps perhaps but not the Parachute Regt or their like etc.

How else do you think those hairy ar$ed uber dealers of death get their pizzas delivered?

Of course for anything more taxing than the delivery of fast food the special people in the special hanger they nicked from the winged ponies are the perfect people.

;)