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TwilightGardener

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27. Air Force (my husband was prior enlisted--went to OTS) phased out warrant officers.

Reply to OneTenthofOnePercent (Reply #26)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 05:14 PM

Jan 2013

Regardless, Harry is out with the troops, serving in combat, living in spartan conditions, and not sitting at a desk in safety.

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Prince Harry Compares War to PlayStation, and Taliban Are Not Amused [View all] Whovian Jan 2013 OP

First... It is, and by design... SQUEE Jan 2013 #1

well, now there is one thing i can agree with the Taliban on datasuspect Jan 2013 #2

Someone should put some tape over his mouth. He is an idiot. Doesn't he realize he southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #4

Prince Harry is proving himself to be not much of a prince. avaistheone1 Jan 2013 #3

what an idiot CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #5

He Never Compared War to PlayStation - That's a Total Distortion dballance Jan 2013 #6

Agreed. He put his ass on the line like any unprivileged grunt. I give him a thumbs-up for that. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #8

Pilots (commissioned officers) are now unprivileged grunts? Tell me more... lol. (nt) OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #18

In our country, helicopter pilots were (still are?) Army warrant officers, if I'm not mistaken-- TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #25

a) Pr Harry is a Captain (an officer). OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #26

Air Force (my husband was prior enlisted--went to OTS) phased out warrant officers. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #27

Agree, Harry is willing to put his ass on the line! OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #28

Well, thank you for your service--my husband retired last year, so he's all done TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #31

Not always in the US Army, but many are. ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #33

Especially when you dress up like Hitler. Whovian Jan 2013 #10

It's a frigging costume at a costume party. I might have worn one like it at halloween. GET OVER IT dballance Jan 2013 #11

I do believe that you might consider a Nazi costume for Halloween. Whovian Jan 2013 #13

I went to a costume party dressed as Blackbeard the Pirate one time nick of time Jan 2013 #14

And I went dressed as a blue Alien once. But dressing like Hitler or Stalin is an affront Whovian Jan 2013 #21

It was in bad taste, so what? nick of time Jan 2013 #23

That costume was inappropriate, to say the least. Wind Dancer Jan 2013 #15

Holy living fuck. I have seen everything now. Bonobo Jan 2013 #34

No, he didn't leftynyc Jan 2013 #7

The Taliban is pissed? Shit! Just when we were starting to get along so well. hughee99 Jan 2013 #9

LOL Scurrilous Jan 2013 #17

The Taliban are not amused? I'm shocked ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #12

I saw the interview.. Londoncalling Jan 2013 #16

BTW the game he mentioned was FIFA Londoncalling Jan 2013 #19

the Taliban have always preferred Xbox Enrique Jan 2013 #20

True, Harry is a messed up asshole. ananda Jan 2013 #22

No he didn't. He served well. Fuck the Taliban. nt DevonRex Jan 2013 #24

A Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday that Prince Harry must have “mental problems". Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #29

Fuck the Taliban. I'm not amused when they mutilate and murder school girls. 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #30

In the clip I saw this morning that's not what he said. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #32

That is correct... Londoncalling Jan 2013 #35