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Britain
Prince Harry promoted to army captain
2011-04-18
LONDON -- Britain's Prince Harry has been promoted to captain in the Air Corps after completing five years' service in the army, palace officials said Sunday. The prince, a former lieutenant and trainee Apache helicopter pilot, would now be known as Captain Harry Wales, St. James's Palace said in a statement.

He was also awarded his Apache Badge on Thursday, marking the completion of an eight-month course that included day and night flying and ground school training. The 26-year-old prince is now qualified to fly the aircraft without an instructor, and he has progressed to a further weapons handling course to complete his training as an Army Air Corps pilot.

Harry became an army officer in April 2006, after a 44-week training course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, southwest of London. He had served for 10 weeks in Afghanistan during 2007 and 2008 as an air controller.
Good for him.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  #4 Jealet Smith4593 - 'Tis better to keep quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth keyboard and remove all doubt.

Troll.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2011-04-18 22:57  

#6  So: he didn't get into the air in his chosen profession (where the projectiles fly?). Know's how to work the system, eh?
Posted by: Jealet Smith4593

A totally uncalled for comment Jealet, particularly in light of the people who run our government these days. No problem with old Albion or Royals bashing, but not a lad in uniform for phuechs sake. I would urge you to have the mods remove it before it causes any additional embarrassment.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-04-18 22:46  

#5  I understand he volunteered but the powers-that-be decided his downing/capture/kill would be a PR disaster. Don't disagree with that. It's the will, not the doing, that should be respected. He's done it, been there. More power to him. Obviously, Diana's son more than the Muslim-Luvin Tampon-In-Chief Dad
Posted by: Frank G   2011-04-18 22:40  

#4  He had served for 10 weeks in Afghanistan during 2007 and 2008 as an air controller.
So: he didn't get into the air in his chosen profession (where the projectiles fly?). Know's how to work the system, eh?
Posted by: Jealet Smith4593   2011-04-18 22:36  

#3  Hell yeah! Good on ya lad!
Posted by: Mr. Bill   2011-04-18 16:20  

#2  I wonder if anyone will call him, "The Captain, formerly known as Prince".
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-04-18 10:08  

#1  Very, very good, it's nice to see Royals fighting alongside US.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2011-04-18 09:54  

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