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One of the fearless military groups in the world, Gurkha army is well known for its tradition and history of their bravery and courage. They are recognized as one of the best soldiers in the world. So here are some of the facts about British Gurkha soldier.
Legendary fighter:
The Gurkha has been serving for Uk since 1815. There’s a huge history about Gurkha army from a long time ago. But according to details about it, during the time when British invaded India since then, British has been recruiting Nepalese Gurkha because of their bravery and History. British could invade mighty India but couldn’t do the same thing with Nepal. And the reason behind that was Gurkha Army. So since then, these people has been joining UK military since 1815.
Part of different World Wars
The Gurkhas have been taking art in different World Wars that is first and second. They have been involved for Operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, East Timor and Sierra Leone.
British Gurkha army are known for their bravery in not only in their own nation but also in different part of the world. Afghanistan, which is one of the war locked country is being looked after by Gurkha Army.
Natural Born Fighter
Young Nepalese people join British Military because of their Ancestors and fore fathers DNA of bravery as well as History also. Likewise as we know the topography of Nepal is structurally different with high hills and peaks that make their physical strength get more and more tough. There is no word called surrender in their dictionary. Because of their day to day activity in high peaks and mountains, training do not get much difficult to them that makes them natural born fighter.
Trademark Khukri
Khukri is a trademark lethal knife handover to them by the ancestors who themselves were prime Gurkha army. It is a blended knife with sharp cutting edge on it. It is believed that every time the Khukri gets unsheathed, a gurkha need to draw blood demanded by a tradition itself. A Khukri itself is a unique mark of Nepalese people.
More soldiers every year
Number of Nepalese people to join British army has been increasing more and more. Every year, thousands of Nepalese young men apply for gurkha army with multiple tough test. Around 230-250 successful young men will be able to join it after much filtration and tests. So number of young men joining Gurkha army has been increasing more and more.
