Gurkha training blog....

[Ooh-Rah]

I first became aware of Gurkha's as a kid while reading Soldier of Fortune magazine. Thought this blog was interesting enough to pass along....

Gurkha Recruit Intake 19 Training Blog

 

[Centermass]

Some of the toughest sons a bitches to ever walk the face of the earth.....

 

[Devildoc]

Fascinating. Could you imagine if we had a unit comprised of, say, Cubans? Or Filipinos?

 

[amlove21]

Fascinating. Could you imagine if we had a unit comprised of, say, Cubans? Or Filipinos?

It’s a weird thing, right? But until I started reading about Ghurka and Sikh units that realization didn’t dawn on me.

Their combat history is terrifying and ultimately badass.

 

[Devildoc]

It’s a weird thing, right? But until I started reading about Ghurka and Sikh units that realization didn’t dawn on me.

Their combat history is terrifying and ultimately badass.

Totally hard agree. I read a book about them maybe 10 years ago. I don't want to face anybody in combat, really, but there are some units I no I do not want to face. They'd be near the top of the list.

As a cultural thing, the British have done a really good job of holding onto units like that and appreciating and recognizing their cultural and military contributions and accomplishments. We have not. But then, we have not been in the whole colonization and subjugation thing for a while.

 

[AWP]

Fascinating. Could you imagine if we had a unit comprised of, say, Cubans? Or Filipinos?

As long as they have CAS...
Viva la revolucion,
Brigade 2506

 

[amlove21]

Totally hard agree. I read a book about them maybe 10 years ago. I don't want to face anybody in combat, really, but there are some units I no I do not want to face. They'd be near the top of the list.

As a cultural thing, the British have done a really good job of holding onto units like that and appreciating and recognizing their cultural and military contributions and accomplishments. We have not. But then, we have not been in the whole colonization and subjugation thing for a while.

Bruh. I like to think I’m scared of no dude.

There are plenty of people I can stand across from and go, “Don’t know who is gonna win this one but we will definitely have to see.”

A Gurkha? I’d probably think, “Fuck me. Figures.”

 

[ThunderHorse]

I mean...casually running back through enemy fire to chop off the head of a Taliban HVT has to be balls. I never knew he was sent home for that, but I know everyone in Afghan got a hard-on when he did that. He was eventually cleared for duty, but fucking should have gotten the VC for that. Gurkha who beheaded Taliban soldier in Afghanistan battle cleared to return to duty

 

[x SF med]

One word as to how badass the Gurkhas are.... and that word is.... kukri.

 

[Grunt]

Those brothers are hard as woodpecker lips and have the mentality to go with it.

That combination is deadly....

 

[digrar]

A mate umpired a Para v Gurkha exercise. He said it was a rolling fist fight of epic proportions.

 

[ThunderHorse]

A mate umpired a Para v Gurkha exercise. He said it was a rolling fist fight of epic proportions.

This reminds me: RGR deploy as OpFor during Spring Victory, joint exercise between Sandhurst and Ecoles De Coetquidan. Let's just say the exercise is not fair. They kicked all of our asses.

 

[CQB]

As a cultural thing, the British have done a really good job of holding onto units like that and appreciating and recognizing their cultural and military contributions and accomplishments. We have not. But then, we have not been in the whole colonization and subjugation thing for a while.

An unfortunate byproduct of Partition in 1947 saw the dissolving of many Indian regiments. They had WW1 & WW2 battle honours, all of which were consigned to history.