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12 January 2012 Last updated at 21:30
Gurkhas set to 'bear brunt of 5,000 MoD job losses'
Gurkhas saw around 1,000 job cuts last year
Gurkhas will bear the brunt of 5,000 armed forces job losses being unveiled next week, Whitehall sources have told the BBC.
The Ministry of Defence will announce its plans for a second round of redundancies in the armed forces next Tuesday.
These are part of the cuts already announced as part of the Government's defence review.
The army had already singled out the Gurkhas, arguing they were overmanned.
Under the government cuts, the army needs to reduce its total fighting force by 100,000 to 82,000 by 2020.
The RAF will need to make up to 1,000 redundancies in 2012, and the Royal Navy an estimated 500.
'Too many personnel'
Gurkhas are currently on active service in Afghanistan and are helping to train the country's newly formed police force.
But the MoD argues that the 3,500-strong brigade has too many personnel because it continued to recruit at the same rate after the length of service for Gurkha soldiers was increased in line with the rest of the army.
An estimated 1,000 Gurkhas lost their jobs in the first wave of MoD cuts last year.
"They are still overmanned," said one Whitehall source. "That is a long-standing problem."
On Tuesday the MoD will announce the areas where they need to make redundancies.
As before they will first seek volunteers. The exact numbers will be announced in the spring.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman declined to comment on which troop areas would be cut.
He said: "Difficult decisions had to be taken to deal with the vast black hole in the MoD budget.
"Reducing numbers through redundancy is essential if we are to have smaller armed forces that deliver the best possible operational capability.
"We need to structure our forces to ensure that they are sufficiently flexible and adaptable to meet the demands of an uncertain future.
"The decisions are not easy, but they will help to defend the UK so that we are best prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century."
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Admin
36 days ago
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Please do not misuse these open forums. It is read by all sections of society and from many parts of the world.
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B. Gurung
39 days ago
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"Kaklai dodhama naulae bhakulla hunchhara ra?????" Ke England ma bhashera "watchman" nai garne ho?? Plaease come back Home/Nepal.
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aakash
39 days ago
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don't worry gurkhas .....u r not only being reduced.there are other personnel in armed forces also. no matter if u reduced also....think for the country nepal. what to do if all the gurkhas settled in this country who gonna look after the country,,,,,,,u all are selling ur property back in country and settled here......who gonna luk after the country.......shame on u.....its all ryt and let it happen and its good for this country and for our country nepal as well.
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Tej G
39 days ago
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Not Again. 1000 last year and more than that predicted for this year. This is very unfortunate news for the Gurkhas, on top of the most recent news from Nepal-Nepali government slashing Gurkha recruitment.
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Bishwaraj
40 days ago
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" KAM LAGE BHADO, NALAGE THADO- This news is not new, it has been very familiar for nearly 200 years for Gurkhas. It keeps on repeating- If the step-mother was to make a choice for sucrificing the child, she would not choose hers. Lets hope, They don't have to face the problem like their fathers and fore-fathers, who were sent back home empty handed with broken legs and hands after the 1st and 2nd world wars. David and Nick bhanda ta Tony and Brown nai thik thiyechha ki ke ho Gurkhas ko lagi .. !! Good luck..
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Another 'Domocles Sword' hanging always around the neck of the Gurkhas! Reminds excerpt from 'Ghumne Mech Mathi Andha Manche' by poet Bhupi Sherchan: "Timi Bir chau ra Budhu hau, Budhu hau ra Bir chau" Disbanding the Bde of Gurkhas perhaps is the way forward to end the Gurkha myth and mystery of exploitation in the name of military prowess with dawning of new era for the Gurkhas to rise and shine in the global community beginning with new identity and recognition in the civilian/commercial sector world.
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