<p>"The prince has told colleagues that he is determined to go on operations and be treated as normally as possible - not kept out of the line of fire....</p>
<p>...There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country," he has said.</p>
<p>Instructors at Sandhurst have been impressed by Prince Harry's approach. "He is going to be a real asset to the Army," a senior officer said. "It would be a real shame if the Palace or MoD did not allow him to go on operations because he is a cracking officer."</p>
<p>It's good to see that honor like that still exists among certain "social elites." You wouldn't see Bush's or Kerry's kids lining up to do such things.</p>
<p>"It's good to see that honor like that still exists among certain "social elites." You wouldn't see Bush's or Kerry's kids lining up to do such things." cavalier302</p>
<p>Most of us would agree that parents are important role models for their children. Years ago John Kerry volunteered for military service and served honorably as a US naval officer in Vietnam. Conversely, senior Bush pulled strings to get dubya into the Texas Air National Guard, despite a waiting list of over 1,000 young men hoping to avoid the draft thus ending up in Vietnam. At the time, membership in any branch of the National Guard was as good as a deferment because you would remain stateside and wouldn't be sent to Southeast Asia. Bush didn't even fulfill his guard duty. Draw your own conclusions.</p>
<p>"Years ago John Kerry volunteered for military service and served honorably as a US naval officer in Vietnam. Conversely, senior Bush pulled strings to get dubya into the Texas Air National Guard, despite a waiting list of over 1,000 young men hoping to avoid the draft thus ending up in Vietnam."</p>
<p>--Don't really see how that pertains to the claim that neither man's children would go to Iraq today. </p>
<p>I am absolutely amazed by the Prince's decision. For him to volunteer to go to Iraq, especially now that we know now . . . well, it's just amazing. Support for the war in England has got to just soar after this. No matter where you stand on the issues, you have got to be impressed by this young man.</p>
<p>deepthroat,
reread my first sentence. Moreover, John Kerrys father was a career US Army officer and a diplomat, so there is a family tradition of public service.
Sandhurst is another form of rehab for Prince Harry. I hope he leaves the weed and swastika at St. James Palace.
I heard this report about Prince Harry on NPR this morning along with the news that the British deaths in Iraq reached 100 this week. I'm struck that the US military has lost so many more lives than our largest coalition partner.</p>
<p>Again, none of that pertains to what their kids would do TODAY.</p>
<p>Incidentally, IIRC Kerry's dad served for a few years, stateside, during WWII in the Army Air Corps, and he was not a career officer. I read his bio several years ago, so I might be wrong . . . </p>
<p>"John F. Kerry was born on December 11, 1943 at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Colorado. His father, Richard, volunteered in the Army Air Corps and flew DC-3's and B-29's as a test pilot during World War II...his father was a Foreign Service Officer in the Eisenhower administration..." johnkerry.com</p>
<p>Some children follow in their parents' footsteps.</p>
<p>Who cares about John Kerry anyway. He's nothing big. Might as well just talk about any old senator. He isn't president, therefore his kids can't be compared to prince harry.</p>
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Most of us would agree that parents are important role models for their children. Years ago John Kerry volunteered for military service and served honorably as a US naval officer in Vietnam. Conversely, senior Bush pulled strings to get dubya into the Texas Air National Guard, despite a waiting list of over 1,000 young men hoping to avoid the draft thus ending up in Vietnam. At the time, membership in any branch of the National Guard was as good as a deferment because you would remain stateside and wouldn't be sent to Southeast Asia. Bush didn't even fulfill his guard duty. Draw your own conclusions.
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<p>LOL!</p>
<p>Oh, Jeez! Are we STILL drinking this pathetic batch of Kool-Aid?</p>
<p>ROFL!</p>
<p>Tell me, what do you think of the Messiah of the Left, Mr. Bill "I loathe the military and dodged the draft while protesting my nation in a foreign country during a time of war" Clinton?</p>
<p>ROFLMAO!</p>
<p>As for Prince Harry, GOOD FOR HIM! The kid's got a pair!</p>
<p>My relatives lived near Sandhurst...quite an impressive place and they are extremely serious about what they do. When I was in HS my mother wanted me to apply to Sandhurst. I just couldn't see myself as the Yankee in King Arthurs's Court and didn't have much of a soccer game. Luckily for me I joined the Navy. No matter what trouble he's gotten he had in the past, you have to admire his willingness to tough it out and as it seems, have the right attitude.</p>