Gurkha warriors' tough journey to become British Army sappers comes to an end

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  • 게시일 2024. 03. 28.
  • More than 30 Nepalese men, some of them teenagers, left home to join the British Army and one year later, their journey is at an end.
    Despite joining the Armed Forces at a dangerous time in terms of global security, the 32 men from Nepal strived to become Gurkha Combat Engineers, earning the respect of their commanders twice over.
    "It was hard, but we got it done anyway," recounted one Gurkha soldier.
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  • @Gurkha73able
    @Gurkha73able 28 일 전 +66

    British officer: "You have come into the army at a dangerous time."
    Gurkhas: "Yes please!"

  • @AverageWhiteGuy101
    @AverageWhiteGuy101 28 일 전 +73

    Respect to the Gurkhas. Top troops. Glad they are part of the Brirish Army. 👊🏼

    • @Manhafuture
      @Manhafuture 11 일 전 +2

      We gurkhas are also proud to be a part of british army brother long live 🇳🇵 and 🇬🇧 brotherhood

  • @ooReiss
    @ooReiss 28 일 전 +35

    He said “It was hard, but we got it done anyway,”. That sums up the Gurkhas perfectly.

  • @gadgetgus
    @gadgetgus 28 일 전 +35

    The Gurkhas, the best jungle soldiers in the world 🌎
    And amazing combat engineers to boot 💪🏼
    Onwards & Upwards Men!
    Ubique

  • @martin1698
    @martin1698 28 일 전 +24

    1000% Respect to the Gurkha's

  • @emersonmsd
    @emersonmsd 28 일 전 +20

    they are proud, skilled and driven. Excellent soldiers.

  • @irish7460
    @irish7460 28 일 전 +23

    Will never forget the smell of the north yorkshire woods on a frosty morning. Catterick was an amazing experience. 15 years on and I'll never forget it.

    • @angelus2141
      @angelus2141 28 일 전 +3

      Youre right but I dont think Apocalypse now would have had the same impact if the line was "I love the smell of dewy moss in the morning" lol

    • @RifleEyez
      @RifleEyez 27 일 전 +2

      I live in that neck of the woods, well close enough -- not far from RAF Leeming. Feel blessed to live in this corner of the world with two national parks in bicycling distance.

  • @1981fallout
    @1981fallout 28 일 전 +8

    We are so lucky to have these brave men on our side

  • @mrxsatyr8459
    @mrxsatyr8459 23 일 전 +4

    "My one rule is just attack" A Gurkha through and through. All fine men

  • @Susanmuir2
    @Susanmuir2 28 일 전 +8

    Well done! Great respect to the Gurkhas.

  • @Didyeaye404
    @Didyeaye404 28 일 전 +14

    God bless the Gurkhas

  • @kma3647
    @kma3647 일 전

    I love watching the pride with which these men operate. They have a reputation and they're all committed to being worthy of that reputation. It's inspiring. Respect and admiration from the US.

  • @da90sReAlvloc
    @da90sReAlvloc 28 일 전 +7

    Gurkhas are the ultimate warriors

  • @TheRealPolecat
    @TheRealPolecat 28 일 전 +5

    Worked with the Gurkha's in HK. Great guys. Still wear my handmade silver cufflinks with pride.

  • @nicholasredding218
    @nicholasredding218 28 일 전 +9

    All power to Gurkha Royal Engineers. Tremendous history

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 28 일 전 +1

      I was wondering how they fitted into the army structure - are they principally Gurkha or RE?

    • @meme4one
      @meme4one 28 일 전 +2

      Mostly Gurkha Royal Engineers are part of 36 regiment royal engineers. Generally Gurkhas stay in majority Gurkha units but the unit will provide the same role as any other army unit.

  • @jedtattum9996
    @jedtattum9996 28 일 전 +5

    it was hard but we got it done anyway..... yup. that is the attitude needed

  • @stevenatkinson4526
    @stevenatkinson4526 28 일 전 +3

    Top soliders Gurkhas have great discipline and follow all instructions that's why they always get the job done respect to the Gurkha's

  • @carlos-pereira
    @carlos-pereira 27 일 전 +3

    I've always heard great things about the Gurkhas, thank you for sharing.

  • @andrewbantick6311
    @andrewbantick6311 28 일 전 +8

    Well done fellow Sappers

  • @gambeeno817
    @gambeeno817 26 일 전 +6

    Justice for Gurkha veterans. They deserve a full pension just like their brother in arms.

    • @isaymymind1727
      @isaymymind1727 12 일 전

      I would like to know more about this topic. They aren't treated the same?

    • @gambeeno817
      @gambeeno817 9 일 전

      @@isaymymind1727 Unfortunately not, Gurkha veterans have been on hunger strikes to fight for equal pension. The British government only pays them a third compared to their British counterparts.

  • @hondakubo9399
    @hondakubo9399 27 일 전 +3

    Utmost respect to this awesome soldiers 🇬🇧

  • @AlexNH56
    @AlexNH56 28 일 전 +3

    Loved watching this! Thank you U.K.!!!

  • @dogdadoutdoors
    @dogdadoutdoors 28 일 전 +5

    This forest is near me. I often see them out whilst I'm walking my dogs, they use the area for film making too, you never know what you are going to see on a dog walk! I always give the guys an appreciative nod whilst I'm out and make sure they don't have to crawl through my dogs poo!

  • @dhawabhlon9504
    @dhawabhlon9504 16 일 전 +2

    Hamal le garda gako hai
    Proud of you brother

  • @jamestaylor8808
    @jamestaylor8808 28 일 전 +5

    Good effort. Well done.

  • @prakashshrestha8871
    @prakashshrestha8871 22 일 전 +3

    Drone are changing warfare my brother 🇳🇵

  • @realitygaming4088
    @realitygaming4088 28 일 전 +6

    Go with the flow, Fair play 🇬🇧These guys should be given instant British Citizenship

  • @Aeronaut1975
    @Aeronaut1975 28 일 전 +2

    Great job, lads. Respect!

  • @secretagentbloke
    @secretagentbloke 27 일 전 +3

    Namaste and dhanyabād 🙏🏻

  • @OnlineEnglish-wl5rp
    @OnlineEnglish-wl5rp 28 일 전 +1

    Brilliant, great to see how pleased they were at the end

  • @michalgabor5429
    @michalgabor5429 28 일 전 +3

    Respect

  • @neilw.3012
    @neilw.3012 28 일 전 +7

    I hope that the establishment looks after these selfless heroes. But I fear that the establishment won't.

  • @matthewford937
    @matthewford937 28 일 전 +1

    Sappers lead the way! Well done lads!!

  • @pkhg7gftyu
    @pkhg7gftyu 27 일 전 +1

    Congrats curragh troop, great working with you guys.

  • @heatpump8566
    @heatpump8566 28 일 전 +1

    Bravo! Well done

  • @catchasmurf762
    @catchasmurf762 28 일 전 +2

    Bravo

  • @MrOdsplut
    @MrOdsplut 26 일 전 +1

    Great stuff

  • @jjpenny1384
    @jjpenny1384 10 일 전

    Top Notch Warriors.

  • @stephenwood8453
    @stephenwood8453 28 일 전 +4

    REspect.

  • @Kirati-lr6mx
    @Kirati-lr6mx 26 일 전

    Justice for Gurkha Vetrans equal Right Equal Pension ✊

  • @CoffeeFiend1
    @CoffeeFiend1 28 일 전

    Something, something, something Gurkhas, something, something

  • @seniorslaphead8336
    @seniorslaphead8336 28 일 전 +4

    Rupert using "Monumentous"... yes, it is a word, but excessive in the circumstances. 😆 Congratulations to all these humble and excellent young Gurkhas for passing the course. 👍

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 28 일 전

      I'm sure the young Gurkhas' language training included "monumentous"!

  • @naszafar8658
    @naszafar8658 28 일 전 +6

    Crazy idea. Hire a higher percentage of Gurkhas. Put them in separate brigades. We can do with all the talent we can have right now. This isn't the 70s. Oh and we need to be spending more time using fpvs for a start. None of this stuff costs money which seems to be a priority because beta politicians aren't wired to have protective instincts or something... Your guess is as good as mine.

    • @supportguyjeff
      @supportguyjeff 28 일 전 +2

      To hire more the standard has to decrease. Also, the Royal Gurkha Rifles are already separate from the Rifles.

  • @TheAnsonysc
    @TheAnsonysc 11 일 전

    They had stationed in Hong Kong before 1997. They helped to patrol the border in order to prevent the I.I. from the mainland.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 11 일 전

      Were they the gurkhas though? The ones before were from India.. British Indias, is who I thought they were.... and these gurkhas are from Nepal though. Different areas.

  • @nathanbrown7346
    @nathanbrown7346 28 일 전

    God save the king!

  • @davidedwards7063
    @davidedwards7063 28 일 전 +2

    Prey you don't get sent to Ukraine where you'll have to fight your Nepalese brothers fighting for Russia 🙏

    • @BBob1
      @BBob1 28 일 전 +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 11 일 전

      "Mom... see you soon... !!".... This is why... they are trained... Trained to disarm only... and not to kill...... Cos how could you do that to your mother ? .... (And she just saw your training as well and flew back home, and then you attack.) lol...

  • @perryedwards4746
    @perryedwards4746 28 일 전

    Pip Pip fella's!!!

  • @360tintuc
    @360tintuc 11 일 전

    If they can get $2K salary jobs in Nepal, they won’t risk their life in British Army.

  • @Matherz4
    @Matherz4 11 일 전

    there using Iron sights, my god is that the default on deployment for the service rifle?

  • @elnesti1890
    @elnesti1890 28 일 전 +2

    British ninja 🐢

  • @Mas4gh4Roblox
    @Mas4gh4Roblox 28 일 전 +2

    So quiet…

  • @BrendonTilley-se9so

    EXCUSE ME AS I FORGOT (THE MOST FEARSOME)

  • @raphaelklietmann5529

    Those british uniforms are way too bright for european terrain...

  • @chickenjoymanok1
    @chickenjoymanok1 28 일 전 +3

    why no gurkha in SAS

    • @fredcollins9953
      @fredcollins9953 28 일 전 +7

      there is Gurkha's in the SAS and they are fine troopers.

    • @underdirect1745
      @underdirect1745 28 일 전 +6

      Some Ghurkas have passed special forces selection.

    • @S-North
      @S-North 28 일 전 +4

      There have been a few.

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 28 일 전 +2

      You need to do more research before posting. There's an article from The Mirror 'Gurkhas join the SAS as Nepalese fighters pass selection for Britain's elite special forces' from 2015 that talks exactly about that.

  • @NyPer920
    @NyPer920 28 일 전 +4

    UBIQUE

  • @robertozube
    @robertozube 28 일 전

    Iron sights? WTF?

  • @railworker8058
    @railworker8058 28 일 전 +1

    I can’t stand the acceptance of global danger as normal and inevitable. Sappers, I used to be one, should learn to defuse the world led to the brink by the cast of Spitting Image.

  • @timothylyons5686
    @timothylyons5686 27 일 전 +1

    We dont need Gurkhad amy more we have the first battalion the civil servants, the second battalion the gay gordons and the third battalion the muslim army.
    Not to mention the woke brigade.

  • @theboringaspirant
    @theboringaspirant 28 일 전 +1

    UK People don't want to join army? Why they hiring for a job someone from outside

    • @hondomclean6759
      @hondomclean6759 28 일 전 +3

      This has been a long standing tradition
      And Gurkhas are well respected by the British defence forces

    • @theboringaspirant
      @theboringaspirant 28 일 전

      @@hondomclean6759 thanks for the reply!

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 28 일 전 +4

      The Gurkhas have been part of the Brirish Army for quite a time, they fought against them and were so impressed with their fighting prowess the Brits incorporated them into the British Army. They actually celebrated their 200th anniversary in 2015.

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 28 일 전

      @@kutter_ttl6786 Historical association isn't much of an answer. The post-war rationale for the continuation of Gurkhas in the British Army was for colonial duties east of Suez; with the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, they were left without a strategic role.
      With all the developments regarding Gurkha pay and pension equality, it would make sense for the bean-counters of the MoD to consider the extra expense and language difficulties that recruiting in Nepal brings. I know the Gurkhas are great soldiers, but do they deliver more than a British soldier to justify that extra expense?
      Or is there some diplomatic advantage or a role suited to non-British troops to justify it? There's far more to it than tradition.

    • @BlutoandCo
      @BlutoandCo 27 일 전 +2

      ​@@nemo6686there is no extra cost.

  • @pensforgts
    @pensforgts 28 일 전

    they did not seen the Turkish soldiers yet :)))

  • @BrendonTilley-se9so
    @BrendonTilley-se9so 27 일 전 +2

    The most beautiful and loyal people! Pleasure all mine!😎🖒👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @davidhopkins9021
    @davidhopkins9021 25 일 전

    I've had the pleasure to watch gurkhas one off the best if not the best in the British army are they aloud to try for the sas

  • @sunrayisdown1690
    @sunrayisdown1690 21 일 전

    For Christ sake, spell the name write !

  • @user-lr3uu7qd3x
    @user-lr3uu7qd3x 28 일 전 +1

    1 Gurkha is worth more than 2 British soldiers

    • @Then.72
      @Then.72 28 일 전 +3

      Don’t make insults because they have their techniques in jungle warfare which was the benefit in the Korean and Malaysian wars but not air combat etc

    • @user-lr3uu7qd3x
      @user-lr3uu7qd3x 28 일 전

      @@Then.72 thats insulting our weak brits not the strong Gurkhas who make a joke of the british armed forces who need to see a therapist half way through an operation because of their PTSD and their gender problems

    • @BlutoandCo
      @BlutoandCo 27 일 전

      ​@@user-lr3uu7qd3x😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @skepticalbadger
      @skepticalbadger 26 일 전

      They ARE British soldiers.

    • @AsbinGrg670
      @AsbinGrg670 22 일 전

      @@skepticalbadgerBritish soldiers who are from Nepal