Heavy, hilly and hard: Pirbright instructors try their hand at Gurkhas' Doko Race
Strapping a weighted basket to your head and running 5km aims to bring personnel together – even if it is through exhaustion
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Gurkhas Hari Budha Magar: It's six out of seven for record-breaking double amputee Gurkha veteran
The veteran is taking on the incredible Seven Summits challenge to change perceptions, proving that disability is no barrier
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Gurkhas Exclusive: Gurkhas – on final exercise with the newest batch of recruits
The newest members of the Gurkhas have been put to the test in Sennybridge
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Gurkhas In pictures: Legacy honoured as 68 Gurkha Field Support Squadron reforms on 77th anniversary
The parade marked the official re-establishment of the squadron within The Queen's Gurkha Engineers after it was disbanded in 1993
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Gurkhas Queen's Gurkha Signals stronger than ever as parade marks birthday – and new unit
The parade at Gamecock Barracks commemorated the 76th anniversary of the QG Signals and the formation of the new 243 Gurkha Signal Squadron
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Army Training put into practice as new Gurkha artillery unit fires Light Gun for first time
The King's Gurkha Artillery is the Army's newest regiment and the seventh cap badge of the Brigade of Gurkhas
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Football Queen's Gurkha Signals retain Nepal Cup by beating Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
A 2-0 win saw the reigning champions keep hold of the trophy.
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Gurkhas Every breath was a battle as British soldiers tackled extreme Exercise Everest Sappers
A British Army team has taken on one of the toughest endurance challenges on Earth
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Gurkhas Second World War veteran and Gurkha officer celebrates his 100th birthday
A veteran of the Burma Campaign and author of 19 books, Lieutenant Colonel J P Cross is a Gurkha legend
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Gurkhas New 400-strong King's Gurkha Artillery regiment announced in front of MPs
The King's Gurkha Artillery (KGA) was officially announced by Veterans Minister Al Carns.
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Army Making the best of the best: Gurkha recruits take their first steps in the field
BFBS Forces News was given access to see the next generation of Gurkhas during their initial training at Infantry Training Centre Catterick.
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Gurkhas Exciting times ahead as Royal Corps of Signals Squadron transitions to Gurkha unit
A new unit was formed as 220 Signal Squadron transitioned to 243 Gurkha Signal Squadron in a redesignation parade.
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Gurkhas Sappers' performance of corps song is more than just words, says Gurkha captain
The latest attestation ceremony was accompanied with a performance of the Corps of Royal Engineers' song, Hurrah for the CRE.
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Gurkhas Dame Joanna Lumley praises veteran artist who painted the fallen from Afghanistan
Kev Wills is now preparing to travel to Nepal to deliver the portraits of the fallen Gurkha officers and soldiers to their families.
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Gurkhas Ex-Gurkha Hari Budha Magar scales peak to get one step closer to Seven Summits record
The double above-knee amputee becomes the first person with such a disability to reach the summit of the highest mountain outside of Asia.
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Army Brigade of Gurkhas officers complete demanding Doko Race-inspired ultra challenge
The Doko race has been an integral and gruelling part of the Gurkha recruitment since 1989.