Duncan noticed that CBS was asking the burning question: “Will Prince William Ever Find A Real Job?“

For the record and the pea brains at CBS, the BBC reports that Cornet William Wales has been assigned to the Blues and Royals regiment following graduation from Sandhurst and is being sent to the 5-month troop leader school for armored reconnaissance units. [A Cornet is a cavalry second lieutenant in the British army.]

It is expected he will later transfer to the RAF, probably becoming a pilot if he can qualify, and then a stint with the Royal Navy. As heir to the throne he is expected to serve in all of the major military branches, as he will be the leader of the military as king.

While his younger brother, Prince Harry, apparently likes the military and has chosen to become a career army officer, I don’t think William really wanted to do this, but he has obligations. Even though he will one day inherit his “real” job, the family demands that he jump through all of the hoops, and check off all of the qualifications.

The guy’s girl friend is subject to parliamentary inquiries for crying out loud. It’s bad enough when your parents start asking about whom you’re dating, but he has to put up with politicians.

As for CBS: being a military officer is a real job, a hell of a lot more real than putting on makeup and reading a teleprompter.

The bureaucrats of the European Union have demanded that that Sark alter its entire governmental structure to conform to their rules. The fact that Michael Beaumont, the Seigneur of Sark, has been doing a pretty good job, and the 600 residents of the 3.5 square mile island didn’t complain about feudalism, makes no difference to the pencil pushers in Brussels, the island had to create a democratic government.

One thing you can be certain of is that the current tax burden, approximately $3.50 per year for the entire island, will go up.

С Рождеством Христовым to my Orthodox friends who are still waiting to see how the calendar reform works out.

Florida License Plates

Beneficiary

A weekend feature of Why Now.