Comments by "rob shirewood" (@robshirewood5060) on "Why Prince Andrew's titles meant so much to him - BBC News" video.

B/S the sea king helicopter he was in was alongside the burning Sir Galahad he was in the cockpit with another officer so BOTH were at risk. The very fact he was actually in the Falklands at all alongside all the other brave service personnel taking the same risks, where anyone in the theatre of war can be a victim, speaks well of him. Not unlike his older relatives such as The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Michael of Kent, Lord Mountbatten, George VI, Edward VIII who all served in ww1 and 2, like the Queen herself, some of his relatives were killed in ww1 (The Queen Mother lost two brothers) and in ww2. I find it hard to believe we had enough bloody choppers in the Falkland to act as decoys, and most helicopters work in pairs as support anyway. What rank is your source and what service and when did he or she serve. No names needed but proof is needed
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@Baneslayer Winston Churchill fought in the Battle of Omdurman, on horseback, charging into force of very vicious mahdist muslims, in which many soldiers in his regiment were killed, he also served in the Boer war, captured in a battle, making a very courageous and successful escape and evasion form captivity, he then served in the trenches in ww1 commanding a combat unit, then went on to serve the nation again in ww2 successfully, sharing the risks of all true British people at that time. Hitler also was in the front lines probably what drove him on the road to madness.
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King Brilliant Andrew earned the right to wear the uniform because he was commissioned, trained, qualified and served, and once commissioned gained rank commensurate with service. His medals were won in a war, the rosette on his Falklands medal signifies that service. other medals are for service including jubilee medals. Until any officer relinquishes his commission he remains an officer for life. The wings, parachute wings and commando badge were earned. Prince Charles also earned his, and carried out full aircrew training not to mention command of a ship, all of which takes hard work and guts
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Quite a few have served as armoured officers, cavalry officers, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Kent, and a lot from noble relatives of the Queen in armour and infantry roles. I also have humped my share of Bergens weighing over 60 lbs round various places, with an escape belt kit with some weight in it, and the officers I mention before had all done the basic infantry training required before doing Arms courses for their units. So they do know what yomping and tabbing means. Everyone doing basic training and after gets very wet, cold , tired and dirty at some time, and aircrew survival training and SERE is no picnic. Go and ask an older aircrew member and ask them how tough a "gotcha" is when they grab you after flying and send you out to do survival in whatever you are wearing and equipped with. Even the Royals had to do it.
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@kunalsingh4418 You need to check your facts about the British monarchy and it's war service not to mention the war service of many politicians since before ww1
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I assume you are referring to the Jesus Nut, so called because if it detached the only thing left to say was Jesus, as far as I can recall that problem was solved a long time ago. Having parachuted from both fixed wing and helicopters I have never felt safer. I also know how to glide and fly, once even had some experience in a good old chippie and a Bulldog ( privately owned) nice aircraft. Charles could only have trained in Chippies and JP's because they were the training aircraft of the era. No matter how good the aircraft, things can always go wrong, The fact he earned his wings and did the full aircrew training including parachuting into the sea and doing dinghy drill and recovery speaks well of him and also commanding a minesweeper.
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