The Combo solider,Sailor, airman guy has settled on something finally...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080916/wl_time/princewilliamtobecomerescuepilot

Prince William to Become Rescue Pilot

By EBEN HARRELL / LONDON 15 minutes ago

Britain's Prince William announced on Monday that he will train with the
Royal Air Force (RAF) to be a full-time search and rescue pilot. His
surprise career choice prolongs a relationship with the military that
has periodically come under strain through a series of controversies
surrounding the privileged role William and his younger brother Harry
have in Britain's armed services.

For years William, 26, has professed a desire to dip into various
professions in preparation for his ascension to the British throne. For
the last two years, he has undertaken a number of training courses in
the military. But instead of ending that military chapter and moving on
to another, he has decided to enroll in an 18-month training program to
fly Sea King rescue helicopters. The announcement follows news that he
would not be allowed to serve in Afghanistan after his younger brother
Harry was abruptly withdrawn from the front lines in the dangerous
Helmand province in February amid concerns for his safety.

William's career choice within the RAF seems equally influenced by
safety concerns. The Sea King helicopter, a service workhorse for some
30 years, is used almost exclusively for civilian rescue operations such
as flood relief, stranded ships, and injured or lost mountain climbers.
"It has been a real privilege to have spent the past year understanding
and experiencing all aspects of the British armed forces," William said
in a statement. "I now want to build on the experience and training I
have received to serve operationally - especially because, for good
reasons, I was not able to deploy to Afghanistan this year."

William, who is a lieutenant in the army, learned to fly through a brief
training course with the RAF this spring. A storm of controversy was
raised in April after it was revealed that he used official helicopter
training missions to visit the property of his girlfriend, Kate
Middleton, and fly his brother to a bachelor party. According to British
newspapers, those sorties resulted in the head of the RAF, Air Chief
Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, demanding a "line-by-line" explanation of their
authorization and left columnists debating whether the royals'
involvement with the military was a sideshow for forces already
overstretched in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The RAF, for its part, has clearly been keen to harness the public
relations boost of brandishing a "warrior prince" in its ranks.
William's uncle, Prince Andrew, was a Royal Navy helicopter pilot during
the 1982 Falklands conflict. William was "awarded his wings" - that is,
made a pilot - in a training course that was shortened from the usual
four years to less than four months. But it seems to be a happy fit.
While his brother Harry has crowed about the joys of being "stuck in" as
"one of the lads" in the Army, William has thrived at higher altitudes.
He said yesterday that his time in the RAF "made me realize how much I
love flying" and that search and rescue allowed him to fulfill the
altruistic impulses that informs his charity work, as it did his mother's.

"Joining Search and Rescue is a perfect opportunity for me to serve in
the forces operationally, while contributing to a vital part of the
country's emergency services," he said.

And just as William is happy with his new job, it surely won't be
disappointing for his legion of female fans to imagine a handsome prince
charging through the mist, rescuing someone in distress.