The New Gurkhas Filling Out The British Army
The Gurkha class of 2017 have arrived for training at Catterick, and for once it wasn't raining.This year's intake has been increased from ...
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Tri-Service 85-Year-Old Gurkha To Take On Everest Again
A retired Gurkha is to attempt to climb Mount Everest to reclaim his world record as the oldest person to do so.Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85 ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Being Like The Gurgees
The Gurkhas are renowned for their unflinching bravery.Every year thousands of Nepalis apply to leave their homeland and join the British ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Numree Life
Now for the fourth part in our #GurkhasUncut series.Thrown into such a strange environment and missing their family back home, they quickly ...
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Feature Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Getting Used To The Cold
The next intake of Gurkha recruits is about to arrive in the UK to experience a new life, a new culture and the challenges of the British ...
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Army Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: The Big Wide World
Now for part 2 of our look at recruit training through the eyes of a Gurkha.At just 17 years old, the Gurkha recruits leave their families ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Fresh From Nepal
In a few weeks, the next cohort of brand new Gurkha recruits will be departing Nepal bound for Catterick.Ahead of their arrival, each day ...
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Feature The British Army Gurkhas Giving Back To Nepal
Members of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers have built a new school in Nepal.They've spent three months on the project as part of Operation ...
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Army 'Messing' Around With The Gurkhas
Plans are well underway for an increase in the numbers of Gurkhas joining the Army. The Ministry of Defence wants recruitment to go up by 25 ...
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Army Gurkha Veteran Randomly Attacked Whilst Jogging
A Gurkha veteran who fought in the Falklands War is recovering after being attacked as he jogged through fields near Nottingham. Lokendra ...
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Military Life We Are The Gurkhas Project Brings Communities Together
A project to help the British Gurkha community to integrate is underway in Aldershot. Funded by the Armed Forces Covenant, ‘We Are The ...
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Tri-Service BLOG: My Year With The Gurkhas
A brand new Gurkha opens his mouth as wide as he can and takes his first ever bite of that traditional culinary delight - a burger from ...
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Tri-Service Emotional Day As Gurkhas Leave Catterick
As the MOD prepares to increase the Gurkha intake by 25%, early this morning the British Army's newest recruits left their training centre ...
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Tri-Service A Taste Of Gurkha Culture In The Falklands
The festival of Dashain is the biggest event in a Ghurkha soldier's calendar, and being 10,000 miles from home isn't reason to not celebrate ...
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Tri-Service 25% More Gurkhas For The British Army
The number of Gurkhas in the British Army is to be increased by 25% "over the coming years", says a senior officer. Lieutenant General James ...
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Tri-Service MoD Responds To Gurkha Pension Loss
The Ministry of Defence have issued a statement following the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that some Gurkha veterans will ...