▁crew ▁in ▁wel coming ▁the ▁vessel ▁home . ▁The ▁Argent ine ▁military ▁government ▁reported ly ▁planned , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁attempt , ▁to ▁assass inate ▁the ▁prince ▁on ▁Must ique ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Though ▁he ▁had ▁brief ▁assign ments ▁to ▁HMS ▁Ill ust ri ous , ▁R N AS ▁C uld rose , ▁and ▁the ▁J oint ▁Services ▁School ▁of ▁Int elligence , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁remained ▁with ▁Inv inci ble ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Commander ▁N ig el ▁Ward ' s ▁mem oir , ▁Sea ▁Har rier ▁Over ▁the ▁F alk lands , ▁described ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁as ▁" an ▁excellent ▁pilot ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁prom ising ▁officer ." ▁ ▁Career ▁naval ▁officer ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁transferred ▁to ▁R N AS ▁Port land , ▁and ▁was ▁trained ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁hel ic opter . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant , ▁where up on ▁the ▁Queen ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁her ▁personal ▁a ide - de - camp . ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁HMS ▁Bra zen ▁as ▁a ▁flight ▁pilot ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁including ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Stand ing ▁NR F ▁Mar itime ▁Group ▁ 2 . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁the ▁Lie uten ants ' ▁Green wich ▁Staff ▁course . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the