Posted on 01/17/2014 2:29:18 PM PST by naturalman1975
Prince Harry has quit his job as an Apache helicopter pilot to take a desk job organising ceremonial events in London.
The fourth in line to the throne, who has twice served on the frontline in Afghanistan, will take up a staff officer role in HQ London District, based from Horse Guards, helping to co-ordinate ‘significant projects and commemorative events involving the Army in London.’
He will continue to be known as Captain Wales and remains a Commissioned Officer in the Household Cavalry.
The move will allow him to take on more royal duties on behalf of his ageing grandmother, the Queen, 87, who has long signalled she wishes younger members of her family to take the strain.
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Asked about his sudden change of career, a senior source said: ‘Prince Harry wants a career in the military and it is not unusual for an officer to change his career path after this length of time. He has achieved an awful lot in the time he has been doing the job. It is not unusual for an officer of his rank to leave and take up something elsewhere.
‘The fact is that he has to gain experience in other field in order to move up the ranks and this is an opportunity for him to do so.’
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Officers who want to progress their careers will at some point need to complement their operational experience with a managerial desk job in the UK.
If Harry wants to reach the rank of major a period broadening his military skills will help him achieve his goal - and he could return to fighting on the front line at a later date.
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“A lot of helicopter pilots are warrant officers.”
15+ years back the Army had a recruiting program that offered zero to warrant officer/chopper pilot in so many years.
Buddy of mine almost took it but opted for the Marines instead.
For some people it is like that. But consider...
Let's say Britain decided to become a Republic by 2020, using America's example as a model.
Who would be writing the British Constitution?
It'd be people like David Cameron, and Nick Clegg, and Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown...
Would you rather live in a Republic like that? Or the current British Monarchy? Personally, I'd take the Monarchy everytime.
America was lucky enough to have genius patriots drafting their Constitution. Men who had had to be dedicated enough to the idea of liberty and justice to risk death for it. Britain's would be written by men who haven't even been willing to fully protect their nations sovereignty in Europe.
A British Bill of Rights would be more likely to completely ban guns than preserve a right to bear arms. It would certainly disestablish the Church of England (not that the Church of England is exactly all that Christian anymore, anyway, but...). There would probably be a constitutional right to marry whoever or whatever you liked.
No thanks.
QE2 has abdicated the crown. William could become King and use his limited powers to an extent not seen in 80 years or so.
America isn't even following America's model - I highly doubt Britain ever would.
No, that whole "doctrine of negative rights" thing is like light to a vampire.
Vampires are not going to write a constitution based on light.
She measured up enough to the job of providing an heir and a spare.
Naturalman, happy to see you on this thread.
I like the idea of having someone non-political with a one-time temporary veto power. If England ever really goes off the rails, the Queen or King can refuse to give royal assent to egregiously bad legislation.
Of course, it would provoke a major constitutional crisis and probably result in the abolition of the monarchy, but it’s there if needed. It’s the nuclear bomb of British politics and hopefully would never need to be used.
She certainly improved whatever they got from their goofball father.
Leni
So true. It's part of their identity, I guess.
What do WE hold so dear? Hmmmm.
“If you’re trying to insinuate that Harry was just a poseur — you’re way off base.”
Far, far from it. On the contrary, I think other considerations are limiting his ability to serve. If it were left up to his wishes I think he’d be serving without any “limitations”.
I seriously doubt that he “quit” being an Apache driver to pilot a desk. Military people get reassigned all the time, for various reasons, not always willingly.
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