Gurkha Contingent In Sgp

[eatshitndie]

Datok, Agree.

I got to know one gurkha through football also. His name is Tenzing Bohgay.:o

However, I have to add that their womenfolk downright fugly !!:o

couldn't keep up with them as they had more stamina. it's in their genes. their ancestors lived in thin air environments, and mountain life kept their legs and lungs strong. all high mountain tribal folks don't generally have good looking women. the theory is that good looking people don't need to climb heights to remote villages to get laid. :p

 

[laksaboy]

Gurkhas are nothing more than mercenary dogs. They will provide security to the highest bidder. There is no honour in that.

 

[eatshitndie]

Totally...you will find some Indians look like chinese and vice versa.....the British mess up the borders before they left.......causing a huge confusion and etc....

you'll also find mongoloid, malay and indian features among brothers and close cousins in myanmar. was in yangon over a decade ago, and malay-looking burmese guy introduced his younger brother to me. was shocked! his brother looked totally ah neh. he was brown, and his brother was pitch black with caucasoid features. he showed me his parents' portrait. mom was fair and looked thai, while dad was of indian stock. there's a lot of inter-marriage at indian borders with nepal, bhutan and myanmar.

 

[eatshitndie]

Gurkhas are nothing more than mercenary dogs. They will provide security to the highest bidder. There is no honour in that.

the sg contingent has atrophied over decades with too much idle time, boredom and good cushy life. their strong genes are getting weaker with each succeeding generation in sg. more fresh gurkha ft's are required.

 

[noeyecue]

Gurkhas are extremely over rated in SG.....ask any peeps from Nepal, Bangadesh, India or Pakistan etc....

Overrated? Why don't you read these few articles first.

http://artofmanliness.com/trunk/687...akes-on-40-train-robbers-with-only-a-khukuri/

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/shrestha.html


I sure don't want to go up against one of those Gurkhas!

 

[wikiphile]

Yes. For race riots, guarding of key installations and SAF mutiny. They also undergo military training not something that is revealed.

Seen them around Tekong sometimes. They were supposed to be 'tactical' just like how mechanised infantry is supposed 'not to be seen' in tekong but i did anyway. Oh have i mentioned their chemical defence training yet?

 

[eatshitndie]

Seen them around Tekong sometimes. They were supposed to be 'tactical' just like how mechanised infantry is supposed 'not to be seen' in tekong but i did anyway. Oh have i mentioned their chemical defence training yet?

it's convenient and expedient for them to use saf facilities and resources to train on certain tactics and procedures. but they don't go into armor, artillery, or combat engineer roles let alone navy or air force. they are trained as "paramilitary" and not as full military combat units.

 

[scroobal]

Yes on mechanised infantry. Also Brunei jungle training.

Seen them around Tekong sometimes. They were supposed to be 'tactical' just like how mechanised infantry is supposed 'not to be seen' in tekong but i did anyway. Oh have i mentioned their chemical defence training yet?

 

[johnny333]

I got to know one gurkha through football also. His name is Tenzing Bohgay.:o

The only Gurkha I got to know was working at the Sennet Community Centre. In those days the PAP would hold many functions there.

That community centre was eventually turned into the Grass Roots Centre. That must have been the only cc with a squash court

 

[TuaBui]

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 210 in the Perry Index. From it is derived the English idiom "to cry wolf", meaning to give a false alarm.

 

[Lee5604]

Policemen and Soldiers are not trained to be prison pfficers. Horse for causes. Prior to the escape, a Gurhka committed suicide in Whitley Holding Centre out of sheer boredom.

Surely you meant: horses for courses

 

[Lee5604]

Yes on mechanised infantry. Also Brunei jungle training.

Yes you are spot on scroobal, as always. I trained with two GPC Sgts in Brunei conducted by the British Army in Tutong, Brunei in the late 1970s (codenamed EX OilPainting). They were sent there to be trained as Jungle training instructors, and I must say that I did not see that they lacked any military tactics, in fact, they were as good or better than their British counterparts in terms of military tactics (although they were supposed to be policemen). And can I admit, they were much better than any of us, SAF personnel in terms of their discipline, stamina, endurance and alertness, and loyalty (?).

 

[sleaguepunter]

Yes on mechanised infantry. Also Brunei jungle training.

Motorized not mechanised. They are suppose to be light infantry. At 2000 men strong, they shd be organized the same way as the British army rifle regiment. With ammo and weapon easily accesss inside the mt Vernon camp, they are more than a match to any saf unit only because there no ammo.

That why having the MHA portfolio is more important than being the defense minister.

 

[scroobal]

You know what is going on.

The Gurkha forces in the UK are also mechanised infantry. The military component is played down for obvious reasons. The recruitment is done in the same camp as the British and run by them. The divide then takes place.

I have no doubt that they can wipe out our chaps if any formation runs rogue. Obviously 2k men can't take on the whole SAF and that is not their purpose and the whole SAF is not going to run rogue. But they do come into the Army formation when the country is on a war footing.

I have seen them in training and they are exceptional. And it has nothing to do with Police matters.

Yes you are spot on scroobal, as always. I trained with two GPC Sgts in Brunei conducted by the British Army in Tutong, Brunei in the late 1970s (codenamed EX OilPainting). They were sent there to be trained as Jungle training instructors, and I must say that I did not see that they lacked any military tactics, in fact, they were as good or better than their British counterparts in terms of military tactics (although they were supposed to be policemen). And can I admit, they were much better than any of us, SAF personnel in terms of their discipline, stamina, endurance and alertness, and loyalty (?).

 

[scroobal]

Agree absolutely bro, use the term loosely.

Motorized not mechanised. They are suppose to be light infantry. At 2000 men strong, they shd be organized the same way as the British army rifle regiment. With ammo and weapon easily accesss inside the mt Vernon camp, they are more than a match to any saf unit only because there no ammo.

That why having the MHA portfolio is more important than being the defense minister.

 

[scroobal]

Me and my English. Sigh.

Surely you meant: horses for courses

 

[moolightaffairs]

Me and my English. Sigh.

scroobal, i thought u work in MOE??? alamak! malu man!

 

[roadrunner]

couldn't keep up with them as they had more stamina. it's in their genes. their ancestors lived in thin air environments, and mountain life kept their legs and lungs strong.

They might be good mountain & rough terrain people but let's see if they are any good at swimming & watermanship, during the Falklands conflict, the Brits sent Gurkhas to the Falklands, all of them had terrible seasickness on the way there on the ship, i remember seeing it on the news, their faces were a sad sight & they couldn't wait to get on dry land!

 

[scroobal]

The reason I made the posts about they being Singaporeans and their forefather lived on Bukit Timah Hill, carry changkul which they call Kukri and that it is a religion is to encourage discussion while taking the piss out of some.

Despite their presence here for nearly half a century, many Singaporeans still have no clue. I have met Bill Niven, his asst and subsequently commanr Ian Rodgers. i have even even been to Pokara. Let me also say that I have seen stunning beauties in Nepal. The mind cannot register in some cases a Chinese in sari.

They are mercenaries. They know that. They have a code and reputation to keep. No Gurkha who is recruited in GC can ever be a citizen. This is to ensure that no attachment takes place with Singapore. it is also the very reason that they are housed separately and handled by non local officers. Their language of instruction and command is not English and also for the same reason.

They are a hill tribe within a race and their religion is Hinduism. The recruitment can only take place within this hill tribe and those in similar surrounds.

At the end of the day, they are like us in that they are paid to do a job. They do it well and have a proven code that they follow. I do understand when when people mention that they are overrated because they have not seen them in action or training or what they actually do.

The penny should have dropped for me when their number 1 and 2 are British career Army senior officers and not Metropolitan Police Officers. When the penny did drop, the journey of discovery began.

 

[scroobal]

They also thought that I worked in SPH as journalist, the Police Force, ICA, SAF, etc. Even had PMs asking me if I was Devan Nair, .

My English gets corrected all the time. Need remedial class and maybe share cost with Zorro Lim.

scroobal, i thought u work in MOE??? alamak! malu man!