Originally Posted by
Vajramusti
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Faruq-
The best Gurkhas are from Western Nepal. When recruitment was slow they recruited Nepalese from eastern Nepal. Apart from their famed knife usage they easily adapt to modern hand weaponry. The average Gurkha is much shorter than the average Sikh. Very friendly people until
action is required. With their balanced feet, hands, footwork and courage- the size of the adversary
does not unsettle them.
The Brits treated them unfairly after they did not need as many because of the shrinking of the empire including giving up Hong Kong.. But they are part of the British contribution to Nato.
They are careful about taking a pledge- but then they are 100% devoted to duty. The Brits used them against the Sikhs in the Sikh wars, they were in the front lines of Brit/Argentine falkland island war.They were in the front lines of the Brit armies in WW2 in Africa and SE Asia.
Some are Desi these days because of Gurkha migrants in W. Bengal around Darjeeling.
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