Prince Harry in Afghanistan

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph....helicopter-pilot.html

His last tour of duty was cut short because the news blackout was broken by the foreign press.

Why is his second tour now so widely publicised?

[Ann]

I thought that AOG, it gave such specific details on the manouevres he's taking part in - I said out loud "O great, tell the terrorists where he will be, why don't you?"

[EvianBaby]

I guess it would be quite hard for them to try and pretend he's just playing on the Xbox in his bedroom for four months.

[PipinDorset]

Especially in Las Vegas??

[anneasquith]

i recall reading a while back, that harry would never return to afghanistan, because of the security risk to others around him........ i believe his latest visit to las vegas may have influenced the decision to allow him to go .

[Ann]

They said on the news he will be safer flying a helicopter than on ground manouevres, I doubt that! Keep safe Harry, I really like him .........

[mike11111]

"pretend he's just playing on the Xbox in his bedroom for four months."

Is X box the new speak for male genitalia?

[Gromit]

The answer in the article. You must have stopped reading after the headline...

// MoD sources said the Ministry had decided on the change of tack because the Prince's role this time around is markedly different from his tour of 2007-2008. Back then, as an infantry soldier, there were fears that if the Taliban knew of his presence it would put his comrades at greater risk than usual, because insurgents would concentrate their efforts on trying to kill or capture such a prized target. //

[Kathyan]

So by publicising his current job, the taliban will be looking into bringing down helicopters in the hope that he is on one of them?

[Gromit]

The Taleban are looking to bring down ALL helicopters. The fact that one might contain a Royal does not make them any prone to an attack.

[Kerosene]

Duh...to kid us on that he's really there?

[Kerosene]

OR - ANSWER 2:

As a smokescreen for his true destination.........Vegas?

[ELVIS68]

It's just a publicity stunt to put Harry back in the good books.

He'll be out there for sure but nowhere near any action

[grffindoor2011]

I would send all his family out there to do their bit if I had my way.

I have no time for them. During the whole jubilee thing in June I chose to go on a course to avoid a lot of it.

As for 'Harry the stripper', there will probably be as many soldiers guarding him as there are doing everything else. You and I will see more action playing Call Of Duty on the ps3 than he will in real life.

[boxtops]

AOG, it said in yesterday's papers that this time, he will be flying out of secure bases, but since people are interested in him, the Army saw no point in keeping it quiet - but they have asked the press to exercise discretion if he's deployed.

[anotheoldgit]

/// he will be flying out of secure bases ///

Are there any 'secure' bases in that hell hole?

[Arti]

[It's just a publicity stunt to put Harry back in the good books].
I didn't realise that he was in the 'bad books'. Seems to me that the majority of people, including me, think that he did nothing wrong in Vegas. I get the feeling that most who complained about his behaviour are Daily Mail reader types, who probably have secret dungeons of leather etc and frequent swinger parties.

[craft1948]

grffindoor2011

I would send all his family out there to do their bit if I had my way.


..................when are all your family going?

[Baldric]

Prince Phillip, Navy.
Queen, Land Army
Charles & Andrew both ex service, well so is Edward
William, doing his bit,

What have you done grff?

[Nibble]

Hang on, single man, single army officer, on a pre-roulement leave, in a private room - who cares???? As to his duties on this tour, as he'll be flying an apache helicopter, as is his job, then he'll be based in Camp Bastion, and as such cannot hire a passing "lady" to play an "alternative" version of pool with, so I say it's another non story again from the DM. But their readers will buy anything, as long as it doesn't clash with the views!

[DTCwordfan]

Will he fly naked then? Could scare the Taliban into submission when they see the Royal member in the UK ranks.