Prince William of Wales joins Royal Air Force

Prince William, 25, is set to follow in the footsteps of his father, Charles, Prince of Wales, 58, by joining the Royal Air Force. The prince plans to undertake a short attachment of four months, starting in January next year. Following that, he will do a stint in the Royal Navy. According to the statement of Buckingham Palace, everything is done to,

…familiarize [prince William with] the structures, capabilities and ethos of the RAF and the Royal Navy. [There he] will spend time gaining an understanding of the fullest spectrum of the Royal Navy’s capabilities – from submarines to the ships of the surface fleet, as well as the Fleet Air Arm.

When William becomes King, he will be the head of all the armed forces in the UK. Prince Charles earned his wings in 1971 after training as a jet pilot in the RAF. He also went on to command the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Bronington.

Source: People.com

Thanks to CBB reader Mary Beth.

Comments

One more gold star for the Brits. It’s good to see that they want to know as much about their armed forces as possible by being in it as much as they can.

- Harley on October 11th, 2007

Just so you know, William is referred to as “Prince William” and his Father “Prince Charles” or “His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales” not Prince William of Wales, etc. etc.

And he may, at some point, become “King”. Not The King.

Just an FYI.

- Stelly on October 11th, 2007

Agreed Harley. Too bad our American officals can’t always say the same.

- finnaryn on October 12th, 2007