Prince William to leave the armed services

[baffledmum]

I am a fan of the monarchy but this has just made me stop and think...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24065166

Hmmm – not going to a “full time royal” = part-time royal then. What's he doing with the rest of his time?

I'd be happy to give up my job to focus on royal work and charity duties if someone can tell me where to apply! Or am I just being mean and unreasonable that he can afford to?

Looking, join the Republic !

at him finding it hard to get another job - seriously???? I do love the sycophants .

If they all gave up claims on the throne and worked in B&Q they would earn my utmost respect and admiration

(Hell even if they pissed around all day enjoying their own money and not unearned positions of power and admiration I would be happy)

Already there Stitching

Helicopter Pilots have different standards to Pilots GetOrf, and actually, he may well have had 20/20 when he was enlisted, and it deteriorated later. As long as it can be corrected it's OK

He may not make decisions Kim, but he has experience. It means a lot to those of us that 'signed our lives away' . I promised to be loyal and fight for My Queen, her heirs and her successors. Knowing that I promised that to someone who actually knows what I am going through, knows what I have done and why I did it means far more.

When I look at government and the dicks that have been 'Armed Forces Minister'...Civvies that have no idea what it means to sit in an OP, or to be lying in a puddle on a muddy training area in the rain for 6 hours, or to eat boil in the bag rations (of one menu) constantly for 8 weeks, to have a shitty rifle that refuses to fire, or even to sit in a bar and reminisce about a guy we've lost. I'd rather have Charles, or William or preferably Harry on my side - whether he can do anything or not.

Curved ball here, Lt, would you want Andrew?

I'm not as gen up on Andrew, because he had left the Services before I joined and I don't have any personal experience of him. But from what I remember he saw active service during the Falklands War, took and passed Marine Commando Selection (seriously hard and the course Edward failed), and served in various Naval posts for 12 years or so, so yes, I would accept him. I'm afraid I know very little about the Royal Navy though, so I'm not sure of his speciality or trade.

I have no time for the rest of them. I admire those Royals with military service.

I believe in the oath I swore Kim .

I... swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in Person, Crown and Dignity against all enemies, and will observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, and of the generals and officers set over me. So help me God

It means a lot to me. I understand that other people wouldn't see it that way, but it was my choice and a choice I was glad to make. If you don't have to say one, why would it matter to you?

Harry "I love shooting people! It's just like playstation!" ? LtEve? You are most welcome to him.

I think I'd have more of a problem with the God aspect of that oath than the royal part, tbh.

I agree Kim, the breathless sycophancy regularly has me throwing things at the tv - the media had a collective orgasm when William drove his own child home from hospital . It's bloody ridiculous.

Good job you're not in the Army then Kim, so you don't have to

I understand what you are saying LtEve. DH really believes in the oath he swore too.

Despicable, I have a problem with both parts - have just joined the scout movement and have to make an oath to both god and queen. The god bit is about to be dropped but not the queen bit .

I was explaining to my 5 year old about the monarchy the other day and the fact that he would never be allowed to be king, even if he worked really hard, did amazing things, achieved loads, no matter what he did it wouldn't matter. He was pretty unimpressed. If he's 5 and he can see what a load of bollocks it is why can't everyone else?

That was my point earlier, Kim, we are expected to admire them
How the hell can you admire a 30 odd year old who has by choice never done any real work, just clung into someone else. I have no respect or, indeed, admiration for that sort of person, and never will have.

There is an Atheist version DespicableWee, and versions for other faiths. I'm CofE so that's the version I said in 1990