Prince Harry has said he dreads to think where he would be now if he had not joined the Army.
Speaking at the end of his week-long trip to New Zealand, Harry also encouraged his nephew and niece, George and Charlotte, to one day join.
Having now left the Army, he’ll spend the summer working with conservation groups in Africa.
“I joined because since I was a kid I enjoyed wearing the combats, I enjoyed running around with a rifle, jumping in a ditch and living in the rain.
“But then when I grew up, it became more than that, it became an opportunity to escape the limelight.
“I’ve had an epic 10 years. The Army keep giving me great jobs, and I can never thank them enough for that.”
“Bring back National Service, I’ve said that before.
“But as I said to the kids I met today, you can make bad choices, but it’s how you recover from those and which path you end up taking.
“You know, I was a troop commander in Windsor for three and a half years, I had 11 guys under my command.
“And some of those guys were I mean naughty’s not the word they were on a different level. And their backgrounds and the issues they had.
“And then over those three years to see the way they changed is huge, absolutely huge.
“I would definitely encourage George, and Charlotte if she wants to as well, to have some sort of involvement in the Armed Forces.
“I know William and Catherine would echo that, depending on the situation for them in the years to come.”
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