Prince Harry, Tank Commander

Kerad

Kerad

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Knock 'em dead, Prince. :yay:

Ending weeks of speculation on the young royal's future, the Ministry of Defense said Harry, 22, will be deployed with his Blues and Royals regiment in May or June this year.....

..."There is no way I am going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country," he said on his 21st birthday.
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PJay

PJay

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Yes, good for him. He's making his mum proud, I even have tears.

Watching him grow over the years, very hard to picture this.

Be safe.
 
itsbob

itsbob

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<img src='http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/4337/medium/Scimitar_31_.jpg'>

The Prince's ride..

Small, quick.. and a pretty nasty bite.
 
PsyOps

PsyOps

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The royalty in Britain is like smoking cigarettes. It makes no sense and costs a lot of money. :bigwhoop:
 
PJay

PJay

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I wish they had not announced it though. Most sure there are those that will want/try to kidnap him because of who he is and what it would mean for their cause.
 
Kerad

Kerad

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Homesick said:
I wish they had not announced it though. Most sure there are those that will want/try to kidnap him because of who he is and what it would mean for their cause.
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Unless he flys the Royal Coat of Arms above his tank, I would think it'd be pretty hard for the bad guys to single him out. Provided they don't have him embedded with Iraqi forces, anyways. I'm sure they won't be that stupid.
 
desertrat

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PsyOps said:
Oh and don't forget about Chelsea.

Note: Hillary did sign the Iraq War Resolution
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I'm trying to think back on a single presidential prodigy that we could be proud of. All I could think of were underware ads and fancy weddings.
 
PsyOps

PsyOps

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Kerad said:
Unless he flys the Royal Coat of Arms above his tank, I would think it'd be pretty hard for the bad guys to single him out. Provided they don't have him embedded with Iraqi forces, anyways. I'm sure they won't be that stupid.
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Do you think they are really going to put him out there in the mix?
 
itsbob

itsbob

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PsyOps said:
Do you think they are really going to put him out there in the mix?
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One of them was in the mix during the Falkland Islands.. I remember footage of the Prince's helo rescuing sailors from a sinking or at least wounded british ship.

I think he was stationed on the HMS Invincible?
 
Kerad

Kerad

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PsyOps said:
Do you think they are really going to put him out there in the mix?
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Yes.
But Harry, who graduated last year from Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, has insisted he does not want special treatment.
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"Whilst in Iraq Cornet Wales (Harry's regimental title) will carry out a normal troop commander's role, involving leading a troop of 12 men in four Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicles, each with a crew of three.
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If they wanted to hide the Prince, tank commander of a deploying unit wouldn't be the place to put him.
 
chernmax

chernmax

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Nothing better than being a soldier in the field surrounded by bodyguards... :coffee:

God speed young man... :yay:
 
FromTexas

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chernmax said:
Nothing better than being a soldier in the field surrounded by bodyguards... :coffee:

God speed young man... :yay:
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Isn't every soldier technically surrounded by armed bodyguards... in a sense? :lol:
 
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Inkpen

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Good for him..He has a job and is working hard!
Wonder if the Queen signs his military paycheck?
Or is it his dad?
And his last name is "Wales" ????
Too funny! :lmao: :lmao:
 
desertrat

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FromTexas said:
Isn't every soldier technically surrounded by armed bodyguards... in a sense? :lol:
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Good point, but they should all be watching out for each other instead of just one individual. That will make them easier targets. But, what do you guard a guy with who is already riding in a tank? Are the guards going to be hovering in helos or just a perimeter of more tanks?
 
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