Gurkhas

[El Prez]

Daily Tory has a photo of Gen Jackson (in dire need of a trim), surrounded by Ghurkas attached to the RIR. Apparently we will let them fight our battles, but won't pay them the same as a Mick, and if they get injured it's "Well tough Johnny Ghurka, go home and lick your wounds, only please don't complain!"

[Andy O'Pray]

A very informative piece Pasha, thanks for that. Several of us on this site will have worked with Gurkhas and albeit we admired them and knew of their general history, we were probably unaware of their present situation.

Aye - Andy.

[Gypsy Rose C]

Thanks Pasha - good post

I've had the pleasure of working with the boys a couple of times in the Balkans - I'll never enter a chilli eating competition with the again, that's for sure - and with the Demo Coy at Brecon.

Nothing but respect, they deserve equal terms/pay as one of their stripeys pointed out to be during a banyan a couple of years ago!

[Deniable_Operative]

Damn right.

Politicians are quite happy to pay everyone else lower so they can afford to vote themselves a pay rise above the national average and rate of inflation because they are 'very important' apparently who need at least 3 Mercedes to get them back and forth from their other part-time cushy jobs.

[hazzalenco]

I can help you with this I think. well the gurkhas I think (don't quote me on this) have an sas i was reading in a book i bought not long ago called "the encyclopaedia of the worlds special forces" about the british sas and it said that (I don't have the book in front of me know cos I'm at school so i can't quote it exactly) the gurkha section of the sas were very efective in afghanastan because they blended in with the locals so to answer your question yes i think they do.

oh and by the way can anyone think of a good excuse that i can tell my teacher why i havent finnished my economics home work? i'm all out and this guy is a psycho!

[Deniable_Operative]

all you need is a shemagh scarf, a dish dash, and a basic knowledge of arabic, and you're well away...

...well, actually maybe it's not THAT easy to blend in.

Those Ghurkas, top people.

[bird]

The Gurkha officers are english so I think they are intitled to apply for SF
(correct me if i'm wrong I think the bloke who told me this was a walter...)

Bird

[DipZ]

Correct, Gurkhas keep their Nepal nationality and are discharged back to Nepal on completion of service. Ruling them out of any type of Uk SF selection

Thats a shame, Gurkhas are great fighters.

[veggie]

dipz

there is a gurkha currently serving with 22

[Hantslad]

Gurkhas currently serve with 264 Signals and 22 SAS. I met a 22 SAS Gurkha, top bloke, very westernised, excellent English. I think the need to be able to speak really good English to be able to slot into the regiment is as important as being able to pass selection.

There are also some Cdo trained Gurkhas and a lot of Para trained Gurkhas.