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Al-bert 17th Jan 2014 15:48

should one never question the judgement of

those in a position to judge.
?

there seem to be a lot of touchy royalists on Prune today! ;)

SASless 17th Jan 2014 15:58

Lord knows....if I am supporting the young Lad....and I am certainly in no way an admirer of Royalty or anything to do with it....it would seem you Brits should be able to accept this new assignment of Harry's with better grace than some of you are.:uhoh:

Genstabler 17th Jan 2014 16:16

And touchy members, and former members, of the Armed Forces who are not comfortable that a serving officer is being castigated by prejudiced burkes who should know better for the sole reason of his parentage.

SimWes 17th Jan 2014 16:20

Genstabler


If you are not cap badged AAC, you do your flying training followed by a three year tour as a squadron pilot. You then revert to your own cap badge and do further tours at regimental duty or on a staff. Harry is a captain so he has been given an SO3 staff appointment at HQ London District, one for which he is ideally suited. He may be asked at a later date to return to the AAC for a further flying tour, possibly as a Squadron Commander.
Happened to me and thousands of other Pongo aviators.
Thanks for clearing that up. Little bit wiser today

Toadstool 17th Jan 2014 16:27

I am a Royalist and proud of it. I swore an oath and am glad that the heirs and successors appear to be fine young men who have served their country with honour and distinction. Questioning whether or not Prince Harry has served a TROS or given enough time back to the AAC just demonstrates a complete lack of understanding. Those who whine that they may have been treated slightly favourably or differently need to get a dose of reality.

Tankertrashnav 17th Jan 2014 16:57

Gen Stabler - Thanks for your post :ok: Of course it's a bit of a novelty on JB to get the facts from somebody who actually knows what they are talking about. Tends to confuse people like Al bert and a few others!

NutLoose 17th Jan 2014 17:23

I hope gets that beard off before the RSM sees him or there'll be hell to play :O


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Sun Who 17th Jan 2014 17:41

For crying out loud. Competent young royal paints British forces in good light, promotes the cause of wounded veterans and chooses (chooses mind you) to have a career in the Army ( he could be p1ss1ng it up his entire life, no one could stop him) and his military colleagues - all of whom have sworn an oath to his mum, give him grief. Christ on a bike. :mad:

Give the young man a break. You don't have to be a royalist to see the good he and his brother do for the British military just by their general bloomin' deportment and commitment.

Sun.

Genstabler 17th Jan 2014 18:04

racedo

You are both objectionable and a ..... Unfortunately Pprune rules prevent me from providing an accurate description of your character. Were you ever in the Forces? Why don't you stick to JB which is a much more appropriate pool for you to wee in?

dctyke 17th Jan 2014 18:29

Arclite01: Lots of fuss about nothing. I found the title of this thread misleading and offensive actually..................


A bit harsh, so what is so 'misleading' and 'offensive' about Harry quits flying? I thought it was better to quote the headline, harmless enough! Would you like to give me an alternative or prefer that I delete the thread?

Tourist 17th Jan 2014 18:34

Personally, I quite like these threads.

One of the many downsides of a pc society is that it is often tricky to work out exactly who the c*&ts are.

These threads make it abundantly clear, so thanks!

Al-bert 17th Jan 2014 18:44


Tends to confuse people like Al bert and a few others!
TTN, what makes you think that a. I'm confused and b. anti royal?

If you read what I wrote my 'mission accomplished' was a dig at politicians. My o-missions was a follow up to e-missions - nothing more! It was a joke, but then I'm guessing you were a Nav so that probably explains a lot of your confusion :E

smujsmith 17th Jan 2014 19:08

I'm a bit confused at the thread title. Has Harry announced he will no longer fly anything ? I suspect not, and like all aircrew assigned to the mahogany bomber, maybe he'll keep his hand in "just in case". Meanwhile, it looks like he's going to do his best to promote service charities, alongside his day to day job. As far as I'm concerned (just your retired old noncom) the lads done his bit and should enjoy his ground tour. Best of luck to him.

Smudge :ok:

glad rag 17th Jan 2014 19:14


Originally Posted by Tourist (Post 8269726)
Personally, I quite like these threads.

One of the many downsides of a pc society is that it is often tricky to work out exactly who the c*&ts are.

These threads make it abundantly clear, so thanks!

I totally agree. And thats a first as well. :8:E:}

skua 17th Jan 2014 20:29

Racedo - you are very naughty and I fear the Tower beckons.

From what I hear, Harry excelled in his time in the AAC, and I am sure he will make a great success of his new role

Al-bert 17th Jan 2014 21:15

Skua


Racedo - you are very naughty and I fear the Tower beckons.
why, is Racedo going Air Traffic? :)

ps. that was a joke, a little demonstration for the benefit of Genstumbler and TTN ;)

mopardave 17th Jan 2014 21:34

from my civvie stand point, they seem like two grand lads...........I don't get the cheap shot remarks........I know everyone is entitled to an opinion, but really gents! Harry especially.......what he's done for forces charities. They've served their country.........big up to them!:ugh:

Genstabler 17th Jan 2014 21:36

Tourist
You're spot on.

Tankertrashnav 17th Jan 2014 21:45


It was a joke, but then I'm guessing you were a Nav
Gosh well worked out - however did you guess? ;)

lynx-effect 17th Jan 2014 21:47

3 year time bar from completion of course but that doesn't have to be on flying duties which may seem like a waste of money. In fact most Officers that join the Army to fly want to carry on flying throughout their whole career but the natural career progression is after 3 years you start doing ground jobs and staff college and the like. The RAF and Navy give their pilots the option of being a career pilot with a separate payband but on the premise that they will have slower promotion than their desk counterparts This is why most Officers transfer to the RAF and Navy so that they pursue the career that they love


Good job Captain Wales.


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