Gurkha Soldiers (1896)

The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. They are famous for their ever-present kukri blade. Old Photo with Gurkha Soldiers This photo is from the The Navy and Army Illustrated, July 24th, 1896, and therefore the copyrights have expired. ... Old Photo with Gurkha Soldiers This photo is from the The Navy and Army Illustrated, July 24th, 1896, and therefore the copyrights have expired. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A kukri Kukri and Kukri with a hilt. ...

The first Gurkhas volunteered as mercenaries in the service of the British East India Company after the war in Nepal of 1814-1816. During the war, the British were impressed by the tenacity of the Gurkha soldiers and encouraged them to volunteer for the British armed forces. Gurkha Soldiers (1896) British Army Gurkhas deployed to Sierra Leone, 2003 Gurkha (or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorkhnath. ... A mercenary is a soldier who fights, or engages in warfare primarily for private gain, usually with little regard for ideological, national or political considerations. ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... The Gurkha War (1814-1816), also known as the Anglo-Nepalese War, was fought between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Nepal. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Under international law British Gurkhas are not mercenaries. They are fully integrated soldiers of the British Army, operate in formed units of the Brigade of Gurkhas, and abide by the rules and regulations under which all British soldiers serve. Similar rules apply for Gurkhas serving in the Indian Army. The Indian Army (भारतीय सेना Hindi: Bhartiya Sena) is the army of the Republic of India and is the 3rd largest army in the world. ...

Gurkhas served as troops of the East India Company in the Pindaree War of 1817, in Bhurtbore in 1826, and the First and Second Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848. During the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, the Gurkha regiments remained loyal to the British, and became part of the British Indian Army on its formation. The 2nd Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) defended Hindu Rao's house for over three months, losing 327 out of 490 men. Twelve Gurkha regiments also took part in the relief of Lucknow. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India, which left Britain in control of most of India. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846), resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom by the British East India Company. ... The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849), resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and absorption of the Punjab into lands controlled by the British East India Company. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Size and Composition A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The Indian Army in the time of the British Raj (1857–1947) See Indian Army for the post-independence (and post-partition) army of the Republic of India. ... The 2nd Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a British Indian Army then British Army regiment. ... Lucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ...

See the Gurkha article and individual regimental pages for details of Gurkha service with the Indian Army from 1875 until 1947. Gurkha Soldiers (1896) British Army Gurkhas deployed to Sierra Leone, 2003 Gurkha (or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorkhnath. ...

After Indian independence – and partition – in 1947 and under the Tripartite Agreement, six Gurkha regiments joined the post-independence Indian Army. Four Gurkha regiments, the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 10th Gurkha Rifles, joined the British Army on January 1, 1948. They formed the Brigade of Gurkhas and were stationed in Malaya. The Partition of India was the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in the 1940s. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Tripartite Agreement between the United Kingdom, India and Nepal was a treaty signed in 1947 concerning the rights of Gurkhas in military service. ... The 2nd Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a British Indian Army then British Army regiment. ... The 6th Queen Elizabeths Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following Indias independence. ... The 7th Duke of Edinburghs Own Gurkha Rifles started as a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following Indias independence. ... (Redirected from 10th Gurkha Rifles) The 10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the Indian and then the British Army upon their transfer in 1948 in the aftermath of Indian Independence. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...

A kukri, the preferred blade of Gurkhas.

During the Malayan Emergency, Gurkhas fought as jungle soldiers as they had done in Burma. They also formed four new units – Gurkha Engineers, Signals, Transport and Military Police. They were also used for convoy escort duties, security of the new villages and ambushing guerillas. In the year of Malayan independence, Gurkha Signals units monitored communications during the first free elections. A kukri photographed by Securiger on 11 Jan 2004. ... A kukri Kukri and Kukri with a hilt. ... The Malayan Emergency was an insurrection and guerilla war of the Malay Races Liberation Army against the British and Malayan administration from 1948-1960 in what is now Malaysia. ... A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ...

One Gurkha battalion – 2nd Gurkha Rifles - was stationed in Tidworth, Wiltshire in 1962. On December 7, the unit was deployed to Brunei on a day’s notice at the outbreak of the Brunei Revolt. The forthcoming Indonesian Confrontation saw the formation of the Gurkha Independent Parachute Company on April 1 1963. It ended up as a commando unit and worked with the Special Air Service. The unit was disbanded in 1972. Tidworth is a small garrison town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation was an intermittent war over the future of the island of Borneo, between British-backed Malaysia and Indonesia in 1962-1966. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ... For other Special Air Services, see Australian Special Air Service Regiment and Special Air Service of New Zealand. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

After that conflict ended, the Gurkhas were transferred to Hong Kong, where they had security duties during the upheavals of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. A poster during the Cultural Revolution The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Simplified Chinese: 无产阶级文化大革命; Traditional Chinese: 無產階級文化大革命; pinyin: w chǎn jiē j n hu ng, literally Proletarian Cultural Great Revolution; often abbreviated to 文化大革命 w n hu ng, literally Great Cultural Revolution, or simply 文革 w , literally Cultural Revolution) in...

The Gurkha brigade’s size was reduced to 8,000 men when the British government changed its defence policy. Hong Kong became their headquarters, while other battalions were stationed in the UK and Brunei.

In 1971 the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Gurkha Rifles moved to Queen Elizabeth Barracks at Church Crookham, Hampshire, from where they became the first Gurkhas to mount the Queen's Guard. In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus and the 10th Gurkha Rifles was sent to defend the British sovereign base area of Dhekelia. Later they remained there on peacekeeping duties and sometimes had to literally place themselves between Greeks and Turks. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Church Crookham is a village near Fleet (of which it is effectively a part), in northeast Hampshire, England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Sentry of the Grenadier Guards posted outside St Jamess Palace The Queens Guard and Queens Life Guard are the names given to contingents of cavalry and infantry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Map of Akrotiri (Western) SBA Akrotiri (also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (also known as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA) are UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, a former British Crown Colony. ... Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ...

On July 1, 1994 the four rifle regiments were merged into one, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and the three corps regiments (the Gurkha Military Police having been disbanded in 1965) were reduced to squadron strength. On July 1, 1997, the British government handed Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China, which led to the reduction of the local garrison. The size of the Brigade of Gurkhas was reduced to 3,400. Gurkha HQ and recruit training were moved to the UK. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles Nicknames Motto Marches Quick: Black Bear Double Past: Keel Row Slow: God Bless the Prince of Wales Anniversaries Meiktila (1 March) Medicina (16 April) Gallipoli (7 August) Delhi Day (14 September) Description Gurkha Infantry regiment Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by uniting the 4... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gurkhas have had a role in the Falklands War (1st Battalon of the 7th), Gulf War, NATO operations in Kosovo and UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and East Timor. Two Gurkha battalions are stationed in Sierra Leone. The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova, Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija), in English most often called just Kosovo, is a province of Serbia. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

Currently all Gurkha recruits begin their service in the Gurkha Training Wing at Church Crookham. Brigade HQ is based at Airfield Camp near Netheravon, Wiltshire. The 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles is stationed in Brunei. Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

Gurkha regiments traditionally have British officers, although many officers of all ranks are now themselves Gurkhas - those who wish to receive Queen's Commissions are required to become British subjects. Past officers have described their troops as silent, reliable and loyal. Their enemies describe them as silent, ruthless and dangerous.

The Brigade of Gurkhas – or to be precise, their salaries and pensions – is a significant source of income for Nepal. Every year, Gurkha recruiters select 270 out of tens of thousands of applicants, mostly from the Magar, Gurung, Rai and Limbu tribes. An isolated, agrarian society until the mid-20th century, Nepal entered the modern era in 1951 without schools, hospitals, roads, telecommunications, electric power, industry, or civil service. ... Magar is an ethnic group of Nepal and northern India whose homeland extends along the western and southern edges of the Dhaulagiri mountain range. ... The Gurungs are one of the many ethnic groups living in Nepal descended from Tibeto-Burman origins. ... The Rai, also known as the Khambu, are one of Nepal’s most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups. ... The Limbu (meaning: archer) are an ethnic group that belong to the Kiranti group or Kirat confederation that includes the Rai and Sunuwar ethnic groups. ...

Gurkhas have one five-month leave in Nepal every three years. Some of them can take their families with them to the UK – this becomes a permanent right once they have reached the rank of Colour Sergeant. Most serve unaccompanied. Colour Sergeant (CSgt or C/Sgt) is an non-commissioned rank in the Royal Marines, ranking above Sergeant and below Warrant Officer Class 2. ...

Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, although all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army. A further 13 have been awarded to British officers in Gurkha regiments. They have affiliations with the Royal Scots, the King’s Royal Hussars and the Royal Green Jackets. Victoria Cross, Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ... Rambahadur Limbu (VC, MVO) is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old... Cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ...

In addition to the British Army, Gurkhas are recruited for the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force. The Indian Army still also has Gurkha troops, usually recruited from those who have been rejected by the British Army, since pay and conditions are nowhere near as good and most potential Gurkhas would therefore prefer to serve with the British. The Singapore Police Force (Abbreviation: SPF; Malay: Pasukan Polis Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡警察部队), as the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state, has consistently managed to keep Singapores crime rate low. ...

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Old Gurkha Military Rank System (Indian Army)

Indian Army/British Army Equivalence

• Subedar Major/Gurkha Major
• Subedar/Gurkha Captain
• Jemadar/Gurkha Lieutenant
• Company Havildar Major/Company Sergeant Major
• Company Quartermaster Havildar/Company Quartermaster Sergeant
• Havildar/Sergeant
• Naik/Corporal
• Lance Naik/Lance Corporal
• Rifleman

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• As opposed to British army officers who received regular Queen's or King's Commissions, Gurkha officers in this system would receive the Viceroy's Commission or, later, Queen's or King's Gurkha Commission. This distinction implied that Gurkha officers had no authority to command troops of British regiments.
• While in principle any British subject may apply for a commission without having served in the ranks previously, the same cannot be said about Gurkha officers. It was customary for a Gurkha soldier to rise through the ranks and prove his ability before his regiment would consider offering him a commission.
• From the 1920s, Gurkhas could also receive King's Indian Commissions, and later full King's or Queen's Commissions, which put them on a par with British officers. This was rare until after the Second World War.

British Indian Army Gurkha Rifle Regiments ca.1800-1948

• 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) (raised 1815, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) (raised 1815, allocated to British Army in 1948)
• 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1815, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1857, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) (raised 1858, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 6th Gurkha Rifles, renamed 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959 (raised 1817, allocated to British Army in 1948)
• 7th Gurkha Rifles, renamed 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959 (raised 1902, allocated to British Army in 1948)
• 8th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1824, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 9th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1817, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1890, allocated to British Army in 1948)
• 11th Gorkha Rifles (1918-1922; raised again by India following independence in 1947)
• 14th Gurkha Rifles (1942-1946)
• 25th Gurkha Rifles (1942-1946)
• 26th Gurkha Rifles (1943-1946)
• 29th Gurkha Rifles (1943-1946)
• 38th Gurkha Rifles (1943-1946)
• 42nd Gurkha Rifles (raised 1817 as the Cuttack Legion, renamed 6th Gurkha Rifles in 1903)
• 44th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1824 as the 16th (Sylhet) Local Battalion, renamed 8th Gorkha Rifles in 1903)
• 56th Gurkha Rifles (1943-1946)
• 710th Gurkha Rifles (1943-1946)

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British Gurkha Units ca. 1940-1994

• 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) (Became part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994)
• 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles (Became part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994)
• 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles (Became part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994)
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles (Became part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994)
• The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment (2001-present)
  • Gurkha Army Service Corps (1958-1965)
  • Gurkha Transport Regiment (1965-1992)
  • Queen's Own Gurkha Transport Regiment (1992-2001)
• Queen's Gurkha Engineers (1977-present)
  • Gurkha Engineer Training Squadron, Royal Engineers (1948-1951)
  • 50th (Gurkha) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (1951-1955)
  • Gurkha Engineers (1955-1977)
• Queen's Gurkha Signals (1977-present)
  • Gurkha Signals (1948-1949)
  • Gurkha Royal Signals (1949-1954)
  • Gurkha Signals (1954-1977)
• Gurkha Provost Company, Royal Military Police (1949-1957)
• 17th Gurkha Divisional Provost Company, Royal Military Police (1957-1969)
• 2nd Gurkha Parachute Battalion (March-November 1945)
• 3rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion (March-November 1945)
• 153rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion (1941-1945)
• 154th Gurkha Parachute Battalion (1942-1945)
• Gurkha Independent Parachute Company, Parachute Regiment (ca.1960-1970)

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Current Units of the Brigade of Gurkhas

• 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
  • A (Gallipoli) Company, 1st Battalion, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
  • C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
• The Queen's Gurkha Engineers
• The Queen's Gurkha Signals
• Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
• The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
• Gurkha Company, 3rd Battalion, Infantry Training Centre Catterick
• Gurkha Company (Sitang), Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
• Gurkha Company (Mandalay), Infantry Battle School Brecon
• Brigade of Gurkhas Training Team
• Gurkha Language Wing, Catterick

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Training Depot Brigade of Gurkhas (TDBG)

Although Britain has been recruiting Gurkha soldiers from Nepal since the 19th century, no effort was made to develop a centralized recruit-training system in the Brigade of Gurkhas throughout the pre Second World War era. As a result, recruiting training was conducted at the various Gurkha regimental training certres in India. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The need for such centralized training establishment became apparent in the late 1940s following India's national independence, and subsequently the TDBG was established on 15 August 1951 at Sungei Patani, North Malaya. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...

With Malaya's independence, however, the TDBG was once again relocated to Malaya Lines in the New Territories, Hong Kong in 1971. At the TDBG in Hong Kong, recruits were taught basic English alongside military subjects such as field craft, drill, weapon-handling etc. More importantly, being in a modern city like Hong Kong, these young recruits from the hills of Nepal were given the opportunity to experience life in a different culture and environment. Such experience would be crucial for their future deployments in different corners of the world. The New Territories (Chinese: 新界, Pinyin: Xīnjiè) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kongs outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), leased from Qing China to Britain in... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Due to Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China, the TDBG was closed down in December 1994. However, it was reconstituted immediately as the Gurkha Training Wing (GTW) at Queen Elizabeth Barracks (Church Crookham) in the UK. In December 1999, The GTW moved to Helles Barracks (Catterick) and became Gurkha Company, 3rd Battalion, Infantry Training Centre (ITC). Organized in two wings, A(Imphal) Wing and B(Meiktila) Wing, the company currently maintains 72 permanent staff of all ranks and 230 recruits. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Church Crookham is a village near Fleet (of which it is effectively a part), in northeast Hampshire, England. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article deals with the town. ...

Selection and Basic Training

First Stage: Hill Selection

Hill selections are held at various locations in Nepal. There are usually 30 applicants for every place available at this stage. Potential recruits must satisfy the following requirements before proceeding to the second stage:

• Aged between 17 and 22
• Be at least 5 feet 2 inches
• Weight at least 7 stone 12 pounds
• In good health
• Have attained a certain level of education

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This stage of the selection process would last for 3 weeks. All candidates must pass the following tests in order to proceed further:

• English grammar
• Mathematics
• Fitness test, which included exercises and a doko race (carrying 75 pounds of stones and run up a 4.2 kilometre long steep course)
• Initiative test
• Final interview

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This is a nine-month long training course that includes:

• Language training (3 months)
• Military skills
• Western culture and customs

Final Stage: Passing Out

The graduation of successful recruits will be marked by a passing out parade at the end of the basic training course. Based on their progress and results they will then be alloted to various positions within the Brigade of Gurkhas. In general those who obtained better results in the maths test during the second stage of selection would be offered postings to the Queen's Gurkha Signals or the Queen's Gurkha Engineers.

External links

• The Official Website of the British Brigade of Gurkhas
• The Tripartite Agreement (TPA) 1947
• Gurkha Museum
• "Brigade of Gurkhas" in Land Forces of Britain, The Empire and Commonwealth
• Combat & Survival magazine, June 2001 issue