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The Gurkhas are well known around the region for their smart dress and brisk pace. But why do they move 5000 miles to fight for Britain? Owen Amos visits Gurkhas in Catterick Garrison to find out
NEPAL, July 2007. More than 18,000 Nepalese men, aged 17 to 21 , flock to Pokhara, in the west, and Dharan, in the east. Their aim? To join the British Army. Their odds? Barely one in 100.See the full content of this document
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Just 230 succeed each year.
Of those 18,000, only 800 make the final test. The other 17,200 don't miss much. There's the one-and-ahalf mile run, uphill, in under nine minutes 40 secconds. There are sit-ups, feet strapped in, body reclined at 45 degrees. And there is the Doko Race.The Doko is a l...See the full content of this document
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