you mean like any other life and rescue pilot who gets to live in crappy house, struggles to pay a mortgage, pays taxes, send his kids to the local school and doesn’t have nannies, valets and secretaries to do his day to day stuff? Playing to have a fun job for a while while exploiting a gullible nation doesn’t qualify as doing something for the country. Otherwise he would have a real medal for that, not only ones for attendance to his granny’s birthday bash. Believe me, they aren’t making many sacrifices, otherwise they would have quit a long time ago

@@rodintoulouse3054 Goodness me, aren't you Mr. Bitterness?

@@neilmcbeath954 not at all! On the contrary. Just not blinded by the shining things dangled in from of my eyes by the monarchy to make me believe they are worth anything .

@@rodintoulouse3054 he was doing the job the same as every one else who did it.

@@rodintoulouse3054 I think you mean "in front of my eyes", but in this instance, "the monarchy" is dangling nothing. Someone within the US Coastguard, which operates under the aegis of the US Department of Homeland Security, decided that the (now) Prince of Wales, together with a group of other British navy personnel were worthy recipients of a medal for having intercepted and stopped some Columbian drug smugglers. The fact that you do not agree with this is immaterial, but twenty five years military service did lead me to the conclusion that those most likely to sneer at medals, are the people who have none themselves.

Same for the USCG, but ours only took four years and we called it the "Didn't get caught medal".

@@unclejohnbulleit2671 -- I like it.

USN and I believe the USMC also takes four years to receive the GCM (or 4 years of undetected crime ) but the US Army and USAF (I believe) only required three years. Also this medal was for enlisted personnel only not officers!

​​@@DPBGMODELRAILROADt's three years for the U. S. Marine Corps. I received mine in 1970 after threep years of active duty. We also called it the, "I didn't get caught medal." A Marine Corps vet I spoke to recently referred to the Good Conduct Medal as the "Good Cookie." The good conduct period for the U.S. Navy was reduced from four years to three years in the 1970's.

Minor distinction, but the CD isn’t a good conduct medal, it’s a long service medal that has good conduct as a prerequisite for award. It literally says “service” on it, and was the replacement for all previous long service medals. It’s only the last eight years of the 12 that have to be crime free lol… and even then minor punishments don’t count, so there’s some wiggle room lol.

US coastguards are incredibly brave and loyal to the USA. I've no idea if he deserves this or not. God bless you all.

Thanks to you and your Father for your service...

My father was adrift holding onto a capsized boat for three days off the Bahamas until a CG helicopter located he and his companions.

@@michaeldoolan7595 maybe not for his short stint there, but his continued service is to be respected.

@TheWareek anyone who serves their country deserves respect.

Same when they lived in East Anglia on a more permanent basis .

Regarding the speed boat incident: "the Royal Marine opened fire on the speed boat's engine, disabling it". Typical understatement, the Marine was in a helicopter chasing the speed boat which would have been bouncing across the wavetops.

@@ralphm6901 slow is smooth, smooth is fast. :P

The Brits have possessions in the Caribbean?

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music there's a good chance that the British Virgin Islands are, you know, British.

@@ralphm6901Are they virginal too?

You don't win it, you are awarded it. It's not a competition

Achievement medals are among the lowest of the “breathing” awards. I got several just for showing up certain places. Commendations are a bit higher but still no big deal.

@@Frankie5Angels150 Then how cheap American medals are.

Congratulations 🍾 nd thanks for your service sir 🇺🇸

@@ShaggyRax thank you! How kind.

Truth! SAR truly does God's work. Going up against Mother Nature to rescue one of your fellow humans takes guts.

I have heard people be rather derisive towards the Royals at times about their military service. Having been stationed in Iceland for a couple of years and knowing what our local SARs detachment went through, I have no issue at all saluting anyone who performs this often dangerous role. Our SARs detachment would fly to the aid of anyone who needed them and sometimes had to have 15-20 airborne refueling sessions to get out far enough to reach where they needed to go. (The detachment had a converted C-130 tanker). Just amazing.

@@klydon1291 very cool, Iceland would have been a terrific posting. I spent a short time on several operations in the back of helos as part of an aeromed evac team. So my salute to the pilots is more than academic!

Good point 👍🏼

A a relative of the subjugated Irish, whom land was strategically acquired by immoral WASP bankers, then put into servitude, I Will not relinquish my thoughts of judgement against anyone Participating or contributing to that bullshit.

Nice slogan, but incompatible with civilian control of the military.

AdoIf Hitler Windsor had medals as well

@@MadisonSquareGardendidJFKAnd?

I lived on the Gulf Coast back then. While I did evacuate, when I got back on the coast I saw on television numerous Coast Guard rescues of flooding victims.

you cant be ex forces unless you are shit talking other departments. not heard "puddle pirates" in a long time lol

@@scrubsrc4084 I was just thinking the same thing and laughing my butt away

I was a DOT era Coastie.... 1991-1995. Much different back then. Our annual budget was a fraction of what it is now....

@@scrubsrc4084 The 3 American sea services, puddle pirates, gyrenes, and squids.

Who?

King of the UK if you don't mind

He Is his mother's son, not the father's

​@@garethoneill5676 Also King of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries.

well the rest of us dont get to live in a palace or inherit a fortune. The lifetime of free money makes the paparazzi more bearable.

@@philgiglio7922 Wrong, luckily he is his FATHER'S son and not his mothers, the mother's son is Harry and we've all seen what he is like {and I'm not going into his military service, I wasn't there and I don't believe half the things claimed by people who - allegedly - were there serving alongside his regiment, albeit often with mile high chips on their shoulders]. What I would like is an UNBIASED account of what he did or didn't do - especially as most people only concentrate on his 2nd tour, with wildly conflicting accounts of what he did or did not do both on and off duty including use of illicit substances. It would be interesting for the claims and counterclaims to be put to bed once and for all because while people have spoken out in regards to his first tour [and they have been totally ignored, presumably because their statements don't fit the preconceived image] the claims about his 2nd tour are so wildly opposing as to be ridiculous at this stage. Some obviously have a grudge/chip on their shoulder and many never once served but I wish someone REPUTABLE would investigate and simply state what is or is not accurate in the versions out there, especially as many do not show the British army in a good light at all - as in the alleged claims about what he got up to especially off duty in regards to wine, women and drugs. Would love to see the smirks wiped off the faces of some of the more rabid accusers - who are often NOT from the UK anyway - given the actions that they blithely accuse the British Army of condoning and permitting/covering up simply because he was a prince.

that is interesting. he made some dumb decisions but having sex with a willing 17 year old female just may not be the worst crime ever committed....just 100 years ago it was normal for women to get married at 14 or 15

As you said, now conveniently forgotten, yet both him and Harry served with credit, unlike their father.

@@utpharmboy2006 The REAL story behind Andy's involvement on E's island can't be written about. Every time I leave a detailed comment, KZfaq's algorithms recognise some words and phrases. They always render my comments invisible. Hard for me to leave a comment whilst avoiding those phrases. E was running a hun knee pot operation on behalf of a well-known intelligence agency. Film VIPs performing sex acts with juveniles and blackmail them. Then the eff bee eye found out and closed the operation. A was enticed and befriended by a billionaire specifically for that purpose.

@@utpharmboy2006 Let's not minimize Pedophilia. That is sickening.

@@nntflow7058im not! a pedophile is someone who is attracted to unsexually developed people which is gross.... the person he had sex with was days away from being a legal adult. illegal? yes. disgusting like a pedopile, no. they are not the same thing.

Until Andrew’s escapades with Epstein, I always thought Charles was the doofus in the family.

When Prince William did his voluntary work for the East Anglian Helicopter service ,he lived in the area with his family Although it was part time ,due to being a workng Royal, all his pay from this work was given to local charities . He has the same sense of service to the community that his grandmother had ,thank goodness

British rules also prohibit knighted foreign nationals from using the title "Sir," including the three US Presidents who have been knighted.

@@roberthudson1959 I think it's against US law for US citizens to accept titles anyway. I believe when Americans get knighted it's a medal instead of an actual knighthood.

@@roberthudson1959 Under these rules Commonwealth knighthoods are not considered foreign, nor are commonwealth citizens who receive British knighthoods.

Good post. I confirm it is the same for Australians: you need to get permission to wear foreign awards. Exceptions are certain foreign awards that are ready made gazetted, ie; the NATO medal or UN medals are examples. The foreign awards, once gazetted, must be worn to the extreme left of the wearer, in our case, Australian decorations are more 'senior' and sit to the right of the wearer. ( hope that makes sense!)

@@ronti2492 Yes. The big exceptions being British, Canadian or New Zealand awards. Permission is not required and the only rules are that they must be worn to the left of Australian medals unless it's something like the VC or George Cross.

The Prince of Wales died in 1282.

@@CymruEmergencyResponderLmao every time Wales is mentioned a scrawny little welshman crawls out from the depths

Who was

@@charliegruchy530 Hunter Biden was granted a waiver to be commissioned as a Naval officer (the waiver for being over age and for drug use) because he was Joe Biden's son. While in the Navy he was popped for cocaine on a drug test. His excuse was that everybody was passing around cigarettes laced with cocaine - like yeah, Naval officers do that sort of thing all the time, right? Always blame others for your crimes, it's a family tradition I guess.

Hunter Biden

Remind me of George W. Bush's active duty. Not his alcoholism. I remember something about drug use. Or am I thinking about his wife's involvement in an alcohol related traffic fatality? Or maybe Trump family's alcoholism. A dead brother from alcohol. A coke-headed Jr. Golly, I might run out of characters. But thanks for reminding me about how rampant substance abuse is in Republican political families.

@@dougearnest7590 Lordy, you seem obsessed with an adult who's had problems. Why is that? He's not an elected official or government official. And you're obviously not a practicing Christian since the instruction manual for Christians forbids judging others. Maybe counseling would help deal with your Hunter obsession. In any case, get help.

It's no so much impressive, rather it's obligatory for future kings to "serve" in all branches of the armed forces prior to them spending the rest of their lives leaching off the UK taxpayers.

Lol

Royals tend to serve in all branches of the armed services. And by serve I mean they're allowed to be part and play with the toys. They never have to qualify and get preferential treatment and promotion. Not to disparage him, but this was what I was told by a soldier. On the flipside, as was the case in William, in case of actual war they are mostly kept out of harm's way. Which probably sucks for them as I reckon they genuinely want to serve.

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 yes themselfs

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 aye, figured they got preferential treatment and a speedy rise through the ranks. He still had to qualify on how to fly the aircraft and other roles he did. Regardless, thank you for your response. I realize my original post came off as fan-struck in reading it again without considering they were getting everything handed to him on a silver platter for the most part.

As a Nam vets and lawyer said once..." There is No OSHA in the military. Deaths in training are somehow worse than death in combat

Yup. My old unit, a mechanized infantry battalion, suffered more deaths and injuries in garrison than in combat deployments, where we routinely engage in firefights and urban warfare.

The USA has developed a global military reach. Its like an anaconda with the head on the front lines and the logistics arm making up the body. Anyone helping keep that machine in motion is most def worthy of respect.

Protocol doesn't allow it since it wasn't given by the head of state and announced thru the proper channels (Gazetted)

@@darkiee69 he's only got to wait a few years and change the Regulation, giving him only, personal discretion as to what medals he will wear. Should be easy enough once he's King.

That's interesting 👍

Same in most commonwealth nations. In Australia the only foreign medals approved for automatic wear are the Vietnam Campaign Medal (which you don't see anyone active wearing for obvious reasons) and the NATO afghan one. I don't think anything below a Silver Star (maybe Bronze) would be approved for wear, though they'd still be quite treasured and appreciated.

That's not true. I can only speak for the USCG, but the letter of commendation is a personal award and has an associated ribbon. The USCG Achievement medal is the lowest medal awarded, however.

I have 10 years of active service, and a decent rack of ribbons and medals. I do not have any awards from a Foreign government, I didn't save 149 lives, and I don't consider his Medal to be a miniscule thing. Prince William should be looked up to for his SERVICE to his nation and others.

I'm forner US Army and I am prouder of my Navy Achievment Medal than my higher Army Commendation Medal because it was awarded to me by another service and it was something that Commander PATFORSWA didn't have to do. Being acknoweldged by another branch of service is, in my opinion, a high honor.

@@erwin669 Well Said!

They both married for love. That's Diana's influence.

New Hampshire?

Without being funny, all pur Matlots are pretty lost at the best of times. They can sniff a boozer or brothel from 100miles they just can't seem to find the ship they got off.

King George VI served in the RN from 1909-18 and transferred to the RAF on it's establishment on 01 Apr 1918. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916 as a Sub Lieutenant, his Action Station was in A turret of HMS Collingwood firing at SMS Derfflinger. During a lull in the action, he sat on the turret roof for fresh air. When the action resumed, a shell shrieked over the ship and he was sharply told, "Come down before you get your head blown off." (The Rules of the Game - 1996)

@@tellyknessis6229 The future George VI was only the second son and not expected to succeed to the throne when he had his long period of active service. The same was true of the future George V's naval career: he was pulled out of it after his elder brother died.

I think you're correct. When considering who's next in line, the current reigning monarch isn't included in the count. So, with the current monarch being King Charles, Prince William would indeed be formerly 2nd in line and currently 1st in line.

It's probably a mistake as Queen Elizabeth was on the throne for so long people still aren't used to her not being the monarch. Im British and i often still say "her majesty's ship" or "her majesty's government" when in reality I should be saying "HIS majesty's ship" and "HIS majesty's government"

I seen a PFC get one for counting boxes.

@hoffmiermp Yeah, saw a cook get one for cooking good Mac and cheese 😂

And the odd thing is that they ban Harry, the one who has done active service, from wearing his because he decided to marry a mixed race woman. Meanwhile, the King's paedophile brother and his ginger slapoer continue live at the taxpayers expense.

The paticular US medal is not permitted under British medal protocal for wear. For foreign medals to be worn with British medals, the foreign medal must be awarded by the ally country's head of state and be approved through a "gazetting" process.

Don't forget HMS Invincible, HMS Fearless, HMS Courageous and HMS Brilliant I guess we do come up with Brilliant names😂

American hero no. Hero arguably probably not for drug interdiction but 100 plus rescues and later in life as a life flight pilot as a full time job. Statistically someone is alive because of his actions that considers him heroic.

@@dustyak79 Sir I agree with your comment 100% I do respect and admire his exploits as a rescue pilot. American “hero” just put a burr in my saddle. Real soldiers earn their ribbons. Riding around on a horse sporting “jubilee” medals strikes me as pompous and a bit ludicrous.. Best regards

I'd partially agree. I have a bunch of participation medals from my service. None from the US though. several from NATO. None of mine were given for a specific action or mission. And were given to 100's or even 1000's at a time. His was given to a few stand out/key individuals on the boat. As I understand it. Not quite the same. I do have my countries equivalent of a purple Heart x2. Personally I'd rather have a few more participation medals and diplomas, to put in a drawer, and never wear.

@@soul0360 thanks for your service and the blood you shed. No Purple Heart here just lucky I guess I hold you in high esteem

@@tonyk1584The title is meant to be deliberately cheeky, to be fair. I wouldn’t take it too seriously 😉

You need to add all the ones he helped save and worked with the medics when he was an Air Ambulance pilot. There has been a short video recently about him meeting up with a young man he helped save. The young man's uncle was killed outright when they were hit head on by a vehicle on the wrong side of the road. The young man's fiancé wanted to say thank you to Prince William but it was arranged that the whole crew would attend and meet up at Windsor castle.

In Great Britain and her former colonies, there are rules / laws about wearing a uniform. Prince Harry, although an ex-servicemen, was also an ex 'working royal'. So he had no grounds to wear a uniform during the Queens funeral. On a military 'memorial day' or whatever they have in Great Britain, he is entitled to wear uniform as he is a retired military officer. So in that case he passes, and is permitted to wear his uniform on that occasion. It's not about an excuse.... it is the actual rule that applies in each case, that relates to him. There are Govt Manuals written about this sort of thing.

Lots of people never know that william used to work as pilot after he retired from military. He worked as pilot for the local air ambulance until 2017 when he became full time working royal when philip retired. He also donated his salary. But he doesn’t do much pr, unlike harry who mentions his service every time he speaks