I really don't care if he goes to war and dies or not.

If he wants to go: Let him, but I would find it rather sad if he died

Let' s put this on economy. There are four possibilities:
A- He goes to war. Everything goes ok. England will spend a lot of money for his protection.
B- He goes to war. He gets captured. England will spend a lot of money to release him.
C- He goes to war. He dies. England will spend a lot of money for his funerals.
D- He stays at home. He will spend a lot of money on his own. Hey, buy me a Jaguar, will you?

pssht, looking at the UK's casualty rates in Iraq, he's probably safer there than anywhere else especially when compared to homeland accidents and training incident reports.

Long ago it was an obligation for a nations leaders to have either served or taken an active role in said service. guess todays pampered politicos can be spared.

Not necessarily an obligation, but it certainly helped your standing and popularity.
I figure the Army gets to decide, they'll answer to the British public for any flak from their decision.

As far as I know, they will keep him alive if they capture him... and send him home... without ears..

Why newbie? :uhm:

Nice options:)