21 March 2012

News Story: Gurkha recruitment ban considered


MPs in Nepal are considering plans which could mean the end of Gurkha recruitment into the British armed services, it has been reported. 

According to The Daily Telegraph a parliamentary report called for an end to Gurkha recruitment into foreign armies. 

The report was said to express concerns about Nepal income falling since Gurkhas were given the right to live in the UK after retirement from the forces.

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