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Harry does look like the "Runt" of the family. That aside, he has trained for combat. He is now competent to serve. It should be his Commanders decision, based on operational requirements. Having read some posts, its clear some have no idea what contribution the Royal family have made. Some comments regarding Andrews involvement in the Falklands war are just pants.

Andrew served in the front line & got a damned site closer than most to being blown out of the sky, a choice which was HIS, & his commanders. Now Charlie had a cushy number, Captain of a minesweeper, patrolling the solent, nevertheless, he was available. HMQ, if I remember, served in WW2, in the fannies or something. Prince Philip, the Greek, did his small bit, Mountbatten was a special forces commander, there are others too. I wonder how many have a family who have all served in the forces.

I can understand why Marky said " I just get annoyed when people that have never been there or done that give there opinion". Its difficult for ex military peeps to listen to criticism. Unless you have been in the sh*t, you just don't know what its like. For all their pomp & ceremony, the royals do serve.

Personally, I don't think Harry should be deployed to Iraq, there is too much press about it now. If he goes anywhere, it should not be made public knowledge. The pressure on this boy is extreme, he is expected to be the best, how many of us could operate with that much pressure. We must remember, he is responsible for a dozen men, & every one just as important as him.