Harry and Meghan - OP updated with Threadbanned Users 4/5/21

I used my logical thinking initially and it seems I didn't come up with the desired opinion.

Since serving in the armed forces is quite a thing in British culture, the British Royal Family have quite a tradition in it with all of them ending up doing military service and some, like Prince Philip taking active service in WWII as did Prince Andrew in the Falklands. Even William was a Search & Rescue pilot which would seem a bit risky for the 3rd in line to the throne.

According to the BRF webside, Harry's first tour was located in Helmand Province which wiki says about:

He wasn't second pilot, he was co-pilot and Gunner.

From that, it looks like the co-pilot / Gunner has additional responsiblities in the front of the Chopper. Both pilot and co-pilot can fly the chopper. As explained earlier, Apache are attack choppers, not search and rescue.

Every day is a school day here!

You are aware that province is quite a vast area and there are many more or less dangerous places? Take Dublin for example. Can you compare Coolock or City Centre with D4? I can guarantee you the place he was sent was security checked plenty of times beforehand...

In the interest of keeping it fact-based, Prince Philip wasn’t a member of the British Royal Family during his service in WWII. And that’s not to detract from his service in the Royal Navy.

Prince Andrew did indeed have a serious role in the Falklands war. Let’s not get into the period in the intervening c40 years

I find it hard to understand as to why you speculate nonsense when it is so easy to check! Harry was stationed at Camp Bastion which was the HQ of British forces in Afghanistan. Harry would have been treated the exact same as the approx. 30,000 people who were based there!

Why do you think he is screaming now for protection? Because he was always protected. Especially in Afganistan....

Elizabeth & Philip were cousins - both descended from Victoria & Albert. In fairness, most of Europe's royalty are descended from Vic and Albert.

Not sure what your point is about the c.40 years.

You said there were 30,000 people there. Do you think all they could have been trusted?

He has fallen out with his family and openly critical of them. Yet he wants them to pay for his family's security. If he wants to 'find freedom', then he should be independent and pay for his own.

That's third cousins.

c40 years since the Falklands War. A lot has passed under the bridge for Andrew since then.

Found the report of that attack on Camp Bastion that you blame Prince Harry for! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion

To summarise for the hard of reading:

1. The reason for the attack was because of a US made film ''Innocence of Muslim'' (there were several attacks all over the muslim world about this with 50 people dying). The film mocked Mohammad.
2. The Taliban (15 of them with 14 killed and 1 captured) chose Camp Bastion because Prince Harry was stationed there, but they attacked the American part of the base. The two US servicemen who were killed were a squadron leader and a mechanic (and not as you try to imply, killed trying to protect Harry).
3. It was British Apache helicopters who came to the aid of the Americans by the way (so it was probably Prince Harry saving them and not the other way around).
4. Harry was not removed from the base. British Army said there was no reason to remove Harry:

Link to report of attack from BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19608496

Prince Philip's mother was born in Windsor Castle (in the presence of Queen Vic).

Indeed. A lot has happened for Andrew since then. Perhaps Harry (the recent spare) didn't want to end up like him and thats why he got out.

He needs protection now from all the raging lunatics that are around. He was much safer when in the British Army. By the way, he has protection and earns his own money to pay for it. He is not a burden on the British taxpayer (unlike Prince Andrew!)

The RF couldn't give two **** about any member as long as the future is secure. This senior member / working royal bit seems to be fairly recent development with the British royals.

Its very good PR for the RF to send the spares off to war. All the better for the RF if the spares are killed off as they cause nothing but trouble. Andrew went off to war as Charles had secured the future of the Windsors with the birth of William (the year previously). William was just married and Kate just pregnant with George when the British Ministry of Defence/British Army decided that Harry was not a security risk in Afghanistan.

Yea, if you are on an army base in the middle of a dessert for a couple of months, of course you are in the thick of it. The British Army etc. have repeatedly said that as an Apache co-pilot, no one knows who is flying it, so its equal risk for everyone. In this interview in Afghanistan, he is asked about going to the toilet when flying and he explains that if you are in that seat for 3 or 4 hours you learn how to.

Now, can you explain why he would have to learn how to go to the toilet in an Apache if he was being protected and never in a risky situation.

Harry had access to the most senior officers at the drop of a hat. He scarcely stuck to the time honoured practice of a “Chain of Command”. He also left the military as a Captain (which is an automatic progression) because he needed a degree to go any higher.

Harry leverage his entitled position. He might have wanted to be in the thick of things but that was never going to be countenanced.

In any event, this is all a bit of a side show to his current behaviour.