Prince Harry on the front line - Afghanistan.

It appears that Prince Harry has been fighting the Taliban on the front line in Afghanistan. Good on him! I know he was desperately disappointed to miss out in Iraq. Iraq unfortunately would not have been safe for him or his men. I hope the media coverage of this story does not spoil this for the prince. Good man.

UPDATE: It's a shame that Harry has been withdrawn from operational service in Afghanistan following the media breaking the story. From the videos I've seen he looks to be a competent young man, more than willing to serve his country. The media in the UK should be congratulated for keeping his deployment secret, the foreign media outlets who released the story should not. Lives could be lost for the sake of a sensational headline. Jon Snow - tit.

Hookie over at the Final Redoubt has some videos of Harry's service in Afghanistan.

A good decision by the Army not to send Prince Harry to Iraq

I think Prince Harry, being a member of the Armed Forces should go to war and if he should be killed in that war, then so be it. HOWEVER, I do not think he should commit suicide in the name of duty.

On a battle field he could blend in with the rest of the army. Patrolling the streets of Iraq where a bounty has been put on his head and photographs of him have been distributed, he cannot hope blend in. It would not be safe for him or anyone near him, especially as the Iraqi Security Forces he would have to work with are known to be infiltrated by insurgent agents.

If the Army had sent him to Iraq he would have been extremely lucky not to get himself or his men killed.

UPDATE:

The future of Prince Harry's military career is being considered by the Army today. The question being: is anywhere going to be safe for the Prince and his men to operate? While the media are reporting Harry's deployments, he will always have a target painted on his back. The only way to reduce any risk to the Prince and allow him to serve his country as he wishes, is to have a full media blackout on his movements. At the moment any insurgent that would like to claim the considerable bounty on Harry's head is fully aware of what he looks like, when he would arrive, where he would have been working and even what vehicle he would have been patrolling in. As one of my readers commented: "It would be a Turkey shoot".

Unfortunately, even a full Media blackout will not stop those who want to know Harry's whereabouts finding out. I do not think Harry can be deployed to any conflict zone where he is going to be expected and hunted like a trophy animal.