Should Harry be sent to the front lines?

Originally Posted by Ablazze

I would send the whole family there, but i heard the germans have placed restrictions on where there troops can be deployed

Jas...

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by northwind

Oh, was my joke that bad

Since we're having a serious thread, I couldn't care less if he's put at risk, that's what being a soldier means- no point in training them if they just do parades and look pretty. Don't believe the adverts! But I understand the argument that he puts his unit at risk, he'd be an obvious target. That could even be an asset though, the problem with fighting terrorists/insurgents is that you never know where they'll attack- so maybe bait is what's needed? Still, I wouldn't want to serve beside him knowing that if anyone finds out who he is we'll all be in for it...

OTOH, his hypocrisy's amusing. "Yes, I want to be just like the lads. So when I don't like my deployment I call the Sun and my mummy and make ultimatums to my commanding officer. Just like they all do" Obviously he missed the "following orders" part of the training.

I think you may have misunderstood things a little here -

(Assuming you believe the press reports) he's moaning at the fact that he MIGHT NOT be sent to Iraq whilst the rest of his regiment will be.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Supervox

(Assuming you believe the press reports) he's moaning at the fact that he MIGHT NOT be sent to Iraq whilst the rest of his regiment will be.

Um, yes. But his response is to spit the dummy and take measures no other serviceman could do. He was allowed to play at being a soldier when nobody else was affected, now it's the real world and they have to think about the unit and the army as a whole, while he's just thinking about himself and doign everything he can to undermine their decision.

His father was in the military, I mean his ginger biological Dad...

http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/news/harry.html

I am be curious why so many peoples suggest greater position of risk for your young Prince? I mean your Generals and other high ranking peoples would never ,ever be placed at the same kind of risk you suggesting...so why your Prince?

A significant proportion of his forefathers led the front line and died in the process. I'm no expert on historical military strategy, but I'm pretty surre they were targetted by the opposition as well. He'd be following a family tradition.

And he wouldn't be in the position he's in (socially) unless they'd done so.

i think he should go, like all other young officers. although He will attract a lot more attention and fire from the enemy. I can see the household calvalry getting a right spanking when they first get there as the enemy try to kill him. I would not like to be in that regiment out there!!

Also in my educated quess, i would think a lot the young lads of his platoon suddenly change into older more capable soldiers, cough cough!! wonder where they came from, Hereford perhaps??

His patloon will (in my opinion) have at least a 4 man section of SAS in it armed to the teeth hidden amongst their ranks.

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

I am bi curious

Really? i thought it was just rossi

As hor 'Arry and the rest of the royals there all a waste of tax payers money

He can't go out there and fight "like a civi'" and he will increase the threat to his fellow soldiers for no good reason. So of course he shouldn't go, he shouldn't even want to go for that very reason!

The question really is:
"Should he (Harry) have been allowed to join the armed forces in such a role if he is of absolutely no bloody use?".

No.

[timwilky]

My honest opinion is that he should not be sent.

He would be too high a value target for the insurgents not to ignore. Therefore, he would be placing others in his unit at far higher risk than what they would normally be. He is therefore a liability to others.

I therefore suggest he be placed on latrine cleaning duties somewhere safe like Belize (With the inevitable tropical tummies) for the duration his unit is deployed in Iraq.