Friday, September 7, 2012

Prince Harry's got nothing to lose

Prince Harry is  in Afghanistan to serve his country.
He's spent the past few months in Helmand Province.
This isn't his first deployment.
As a matter of fact...
Harry has spent the past three years changing the direction of his military career from an armoured reconnaissance troop leader to an Army helicopter pilot in order to be stationed  back in Afghanistan.
So.
I wonder if his recent caught on camera craziness in Las Vegas...(which by the way happened in Vegas and didn't stay in Vegas) was his way of blowing off steam, ya know...letting it all hang out..(literally..BUCK NAKED)  before heading away to war.
Harry was last on the front line in 2008 while but top brass cut his tour of duty short after a media blackout covering his deployment was broken.
I also read that he's flying Apache helicopters.
Harry’s return to front line duty comes after 18 months of intense  training, both in the UK and the US, after which he won a prize as the best Apache co-pilot gunner when he qualified in February.
Which is cool, I just wonder if the media should expose so much information and instantly make all Apache helicopters even bigger targets of enemy fire.
I salute his training and ability and dedication to serve his country.
On the other side, sometimes I view him as a spoiled, bored, wealthy, wealthy,stinking  filthy  rich, coked out party boy who likes to kill things.
Things like people.
I think back to him wearing the Nazi costume  at a party a few years ago.
He's third in line to the throne..chances are he'll never be King.
He doesn't have much to do.
He has nothing to lose.
Here's hoping he can stay safe and keep his fellow soldiers out of harm's way as well.

Special thanks to DAVID WILLETTS and HARRY HAWKINS of The Sun.