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| William to join UK special forces | William to join UK special forces |
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| Prince William is to spend time with special forces in the next stage of his army career, Clarence House has said. | Prince William is to spend time with special forces in the next stage of his army career, Clarence House has said. |
| The Prince will return to the Army on a secondment and will also spend time at the Ministry of Defence with the Army Air Corps. | |
| He will not take part in any operational missions, a spokesman said. | He will not take part in any operational missions, a spokesman said. |
| William recently completed an attachment to the Royal Navy on board HMS Iron Duke in the Caribbean. | |
| He has also served as an officer in the Household Cavalry regiment as part of a process to familiarise him with the British Armed Forces. | He has also served as an officer in the Household Cavalry regiment as part of a process to familiarise him with the British Armed Forces. |
| William's final attachments are expected to take place in autumn 2008. | |
| Tactics and capabilities | Tactics and capabilities |
| Clarence House said the Prince would work with the Central Staff at the MoD, allowing him see how the three branches of the Armed Forces are directed. | |
| The locations of his special forces visits have not been disclosed. | The locations of his special forces visits have not been disclosed. |
| Afterwards, he will learn about helicopter tactics and capabilities with the Army Air Corps, where he is expected to extend his experience as a pilot at the helm of various aircraft. | Afterwards, he will learn about helicopter tactics and capabilities with the Army Air Corps, where he is expected to extend his experience as a pilot at the helm of various aircraft. |
| Previously, he underwent basic seamanship training and completed a series of secondments as part of his two-month attachment to the Royal Navy. | Previously, he underwent basic seamanship training and completed a series of secondments as part of his two-month attachment to the Royal Navy. |
| During his five weeks on board HMS Iron Duke, he joined a Royal Navy rescue team on a hurricane disaster exercise in the Caribbean. | During his five weeks on board HMS Iron Duke, he joined a Royal Navy rescue team on a hurricane disaster exercise in the Caribbean. |
| Chinook controversy | |
| He was also involved in two interception operations during the vessel's anti-drug patrols. | He was also involved in two interception operations during the vessel's anti-drug patrols. |
| The Prince has also spent four months with the RAF, during which time he took part in an operational flight to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he met frontline troops. | |
| He was awarded "wings" by his father, the Prince of Wales. | |
| However, the MoD was forced to defend his actions after he used a Chinook helicopter training exercise to fly himself and his brother, Prince Harry, to a stag do on the Isle of Wight. |