Cammy
As a wealthy young man, his position compares unfavourably with English elderly people who are required to sell their own homes to pay for accommodation in old people's homes. Money for which they have already worked and paid tax upon, in their working lifetime.
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bulletman
PEOPLELOVER
dowsa
Maz
All servicemen and women in Britain are paid for by the British taxpayer, whether thay are other ranks or commisioned officers. Why then should PrinceWilliam re pay monies for his training. What YOU are implying is in itself double standards. The British forces pride themselves as treating all walks of life the same - be it a Prince or an everyday man off the street. I well know this for fact being involved in military training for many years. As on anther post, i can tell you his brother Prince Harry has served on active service in Afganistan - not doing a desk job - but on patrol and as a forward air conrtoller (FAC) alongside his men from all walks of life on the action side of things in the Blue & Royals. As far as Prince William goes as an RAF pilot for search and rescue, it is well documented that along with his crew they have been responsible for saving many lives. And as a footnote here - it is NOT the Royal family that decides on war - it is the polititions. The Royal family has had no say on political matters since the time of Oliver Cromwell in the 1660s.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
For myself, I'm deeply suspicious of all the propaganda and ballyhoo attaching to the royals. We are all expected to idolise them -well I don't.
You mention Oliver Cromwell. One of his most famous utterings was "Be gone! For all the good you are doing....begone! ! !"
It seems to me that that instruction could be applied to the royals. All of them.
But Maz; I don't agree with you, but you DO write a good letter. Other answerers could do well to copy you.
Yvonne57
Isn't he still in the RAF?
| 13 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
| 13 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
He is at the moment working as a Sea King pilot with search & rescue. A very important role with the RAF / RN saving lives. His training like all British servicemen & women is paramount for the well being of this Country & indeed world peace. Taxpayers money well spent!!!
| 13 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
Cammy
I notice that not one of the answerers has addressed the point I made that this country charges old people for their accommodation in old folks homes, while William gets his pilot training paid for by the tax-payer.
It is very doubtful if the RAF (ie the taxpayer) will get value out of this man's very expensive training. How can he truly be a serving RAF pilot, swanning around on his honeymoon tour in Canada and the USA, when other RAF pilots are facing daily danger in Afghanistan?
On the subject of my own RAF service; I was not an officer, I was a National Service Other Ranker. National Service was COMPULSORY. "Peoplelove" asks what training the RAF gave me. I received no training whatsoever...........in fact the RAF stole two years out of my life , and gained the benefit of my civilian skills and used me for two years for a derisory few quid a week. After two years of theft of one's time, National Servicemen received no thanks whatsoever from the country.
Many 18 year old National Service men died in action propping up the Royal Family. At that time 18 year olds had no right to vote, could not sign credit agreements, could not rent their own accommodation. In fact and in law they were children., without any legal rights whatsoever.
As to having a "Bee In my Bonnet" about Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, no doubt Earl of This, Lord That, Viscount whatsoever, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and The British Empire, yes I DO. I certainly DO and make no apology for that.
No amount of cleverly manipulated publicity "spin" about their marriage can conceal the fact that those two represent the disgusting inequality of Royalty versus the rest of us . They are unelected , their popularity is very dubious. And the fact that William got his pilot's wings and RAF officer rank very quickly at a time when 100 other trainee pilots got the sack should point up that inequality.
The whole point of my rant is that Royalty should be abolished in an adult, democratic society. No need for guillotines or public executions. A civilised way to do this would be for Parliament to decree that the whole institution should end upon the death of our present Queen.
By common agreement she has done a good job of being Queen.
But then HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
| 13 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
