Prince Harry At 30 Quits His Job In The Army To Spend Summer In Africa

Looking forward to the next chapter of his life, Britain’s Prince Harry is ending his 10-year military career in June after a four-week secondment to the Australia Defence Force. Still considering his employment options, the fourth in line to the throne revealed that his military experience would stay with him for the rest of his life as quitting the force is a “tough decision” for him.

“I consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the chance to do some very challenging jobs and have met many fantastic people in the process,” according to the 30-year-old royalty in an interview posted in BBC. “From learning the hard way to stay onside with my Colour Sergeant at Sandhurst, to the incredible people I served with during two tours in Afghanistan, the experiences I have had over the last 10 years will stay with me for the rest of my life.”

Grateful for the opportunity to serve his country, friends close to the royalty believed that he had reached a “natural crossroads” in his career and he had no desire to advance his military career. During his time in the army, the Prince has undertaken two operational tours of duty in Afghanistan, qualified as an Apache Aircraft Commander and gave birth to Invictus Games to honour the injured servicemen and women.

While in Australia, the Prince’s aim is to learn from the Australian Army’s domestic operating environment and capabilities as he will take part in various unit-based activities, training exercises and domestic deployments. This will be his third visit to the land down under; his first was in 2003 as part of his gap year and the second was in 2013 to attend the International Fleet Review in Sydney.

Prince Harry is set to spend a summer in Africa to work alongside conservation groups while he is in between jobs. Prince William’s younger brother will focus his time learning the ropes of how local communities protect and conserve their natural resources and wildlife.

By the end of the summer, Prince Harry is set to return to the UK to volunteer in the Ministry of Defence with its Recovery Capability Programme while he is considering other long-term career opportunities. While volunteering, Harry will continue to support the work of Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family.

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