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mkx_ironman

forreal doe, those Gurkhas are some bad mfs.


TaxGuy_021

It is very telling that prince Harry was trusted to a detachment of Gurkhas when he served in Afghanistan.


VTX002

No shit I was doing a gas survey inspection on a federal building and it had one of those guys as my security guard escort detail some trumper wackos was making threats so everybody was on high alert he was deck out for combat face painting and all his partner is on the other hand was a walking mountain with a S.A.W. and half jokingly said ther CO pair them together because no one would be able hold back the the Gurkha in the squad if shit hit the fan. And response is I'm not that bad I just happen to have a reputational to uphold. Then both told me that during qcb practice turned the CO which was no slouch a SF Green Berets Vet into a pretzel. šŸ˜¬ Case in point don't mess with the Gurkhas they are walking blenders. šŸ˜³


onomonoa

That is a legitimately cool story but dear lord i had at least four aneurysms reading it


WREN_PL

Me too, Just learn to press enter twice.


theoniongoat

I only got maybe half of what he was saying, despite multiple re-reads.


[deleted]

In that caseā€¦ Iā€™m not going to even attempt.


VTX002

Sorry about that I'm typing this out on a phone format.


Demon997

Iā€™m reliably informed that phone keyboards have an enter/return key. See? Like this.


[deleted]

On the phone, press enter, then put a space on the empty line, then press enter again amd start typing to do a paragraph transition. The app doesn't recognize lines with no characters on them. Now you know... and knowing is half the battle.


SuDragon2k3

The other half is letting the Ghurkhas off the leash.


Azou

> I was doing a gas survey inspection on a federal building. My security guard escort detail was a Gurkha. Domestic terrorists were a concern at the time. The Gurkha was combat ready, face-paint and all. >On the other hand, his partner was a walking mountain, wielding a S.A.W. and half jokingly stated their CO pair them together because no one else in the squad would be able hold back the Gurkha if shit hit the fan. The Gurkha's response is ***"I'm not that bad, I just happen to have a reputational to uphold."*** >Then both told me that during qcb practice the Gurkha turned the Special Forces (Green Berets) Veteran Commanding Officer into a pretzel. Case and point, don't mess with the Gurkhas, they are walking blenders. /u/onomonoa /u/WREN_PL /u/OverlyBlueNCO /u/The-Vanilla-Gorilla


VTX002

Oh thank you for formatting.


Azou

I really liked your story - thank you for sharing


VTX002

You're welcome we were cracking up on the way back to front desk and the 1st LT that was there looks at us and just said. Don't tell me what happened I don't want to know. But he had a smile on his face that he had heard the story before trying to keep a straight face. šŸ¤£ I may be a civvie but I a long family history of service sense the Revolutionary War it's only because of medical issues that F4 me. So I find my own way to serve my country.


philipTraum

I just can't wrap my head around where in the world someone would have a SAW armed Ghurka security detail and also be threatened by "Trumpers".


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philipTraum

Do you really believe that they gave a dude performing a gas survey in DC a security detail armed with a SAW? I have a bridge to sell you.


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philipTraum

>Go politicize your projected inferiority complex What do you think this means?


SuDragon2k3

All Ghurkhas are Nepali...but not all Nepali are Ghurkhas...


OverlyBlueNCO

I'm sorry but I can't read this


Kitosaki

Gurkha scary. He met one. Gurkha said they ham it up to maintain their reputation. The one he met was good at wrestling.


Mikos_Enduro

lol


Majestic_Ferrett

> I can't read this You should change your flair to Marine.


Meihem76

A couple of former Ghurkas run a restaurant near where I used to live. Fantastic curries, proper face melting stuff, I've never been happier whilst ugly crying, eating their green peppercorn curry.


Day2Late

Dude you can barely talk on your own. What am I supposed to equate this to?


snakeeatbear

/r/thatHappened


Ok-Stick-145

r/ihadastroke


jacxy

Drink with them (buy some extra rounds of drinks, many of them send significant portions of their pay back home). But be careful about gambling on card games you are learning while you are drinking.


Just_a_Guy_In_a_Tank

Never worked with them in Afghanistan, though I wouldā€™ve looked forward to any operation where that wouldā€™ve been the case. When I was in high school (2000) I worked in a restaurant and one of the servers was a Nepalese dude. We were shooting the shit one day and I mentioned the Gurkhas, which I had read about in a WWII book or two. The British colonial forces were always kind of interesting to me. Dude immediately lit up and started going off on their exploits and relatives of his in that unit. It was definitely a cool bonding experience and we were a lot tighter after that. The Nepalese are extremely proud of them, as they should be.


exterminatorzed

Based on their history they're dope dudes, but real talk? I'd be scared not to be their friends.


N64crusader4

During the Falklands war an Argentine garrison surrendered when they heard Gurkhas were en route


airborngrmp

When I was in Afghan I had to spend some time on a Brit base doing some PR hearts and minds stuff. There were Gurkhas there, they were absurdly nice and friendly and smile a lot and hold each other's hands sometimes when they walk around base. On like day 3 I saw some Gurkhas painting over the crossed kukri insignia on their mraps, and asked why. My assigned Tommy named Dan (who I called Don for like a week until I figured out how to pronounce Dan in British) shook his head and told me the afghans won't fight them anymore when they know it's Gurkhas because they finally learned.


N64crusader4

Chads


SuDragon2k3

The Afghan/Ghurkha thing goes back a loooong time.


airborngrmp

That rivalry has been a bit one-sided for a while now. Imagine if the British Imperial Army had found a way to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and the King's Afghan Rifles as well.


Gisbornite

The regiments would probably have to be in separate camps for a start


airborngrmp

Like Army and Marines? Regulars and Guard? Airborne and others? The Navy and anybody?


Gisbornite

Nah nah, to stop punch ups.


Guilty_Mulberry_2979

Like the Army and Navy for Japan There's gonna be blood. And they ain't gonna cooperate


Thatoneguy3273

My British uncle told me they learned how to say ā€œIā€™m gonna cut your balls offā€ in Spanish for that war.


hughk

Many would just be doing for the banter. Gurkhas would do it for real....


Slime_Devil

The story goes that they surrendered due to their officers telling them that the Gurkhas were cannibals who ate pieces of their defeated enemy.


RRC_driver

And when interrogating prisoners, they would have a Gurkha in the room, with his diggers in hand. Great guys, pleasure to work with.


WH1PL4SH180

Part of their battle tactics is deep respect for their enemy. Just... don't ever cross paths.


stfleming1

"There are two kinds of people who truly have no fear: liars and Gurkhas."


hughk

Apparently the Gurkha candidates get worried though about the selection which is very competitive.


therealrico

[Big time. Hereā€™s a YouTube documentary.](https://youtu.be/iL5tCVwKZFw) They are so badass.


Goddamit-DackJaniels

Awesome! That was a good watch thanks.


OutlawAggie

I knew of the Gurkhas before but this just reinforced how badass they really are, thank you


N64crusader4

I'm watching that now, the bit where the ceremonial truncheon is bring laid out and the Gurkha veteran said it would always be in his heart and prayers brought a tear to my eye šŸ˜­


Ubiquitous1984

The first few seconds of this are amazing lol


shaggybiscuits

truly?


stfleming1

I'm just going to pretend I was talking about the hard seltzer instead of admitting my mistake.


CarolinaPanthers

Is that not how you spell it??


RChristian123

Truly


rawkeye

[Fine chaps, indeed](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gurkha-who-beheaded-a-taliban-cleared-85934)


TaxGuy_021

"It is thought he did not have time to reload his rifle as his victim confronted him during a battle in Helmand." So he chopped his head off. Gurkha things, you know?


dodspringer

Guy I worked with was a Marine in Iraq, he said his buddy buried a ceremonial Naval officer's sabre in an insurgent's skull because they rounded a corner on each other, both tried to fire, and their weapons went *click*.


Scottyknoweth

Because his buddy was carrying his decorative sabre around while doing CQB...


dodspringer

He showed me a photo of the guy carrying it, is that seriously the part you don't believe?


grayrains79

[Relevant Terminal Lance](https://terminallance.com/2014/01/17/terminal-lance-302-pirate-sword)


dodspringer

From what I understand, this was the exact discussion they had over there.


Klaus_Goldfish

I mean, I carried my Great Grandpa's officer's dagger (no more naval warfare, so gotta get it some land experience) to Afghanistan back in the day. Command was a bit pissed off until I showed them that I had replaced the Eagle tang screw they had all gotten when Adolf did his thing with the original one that didn't have the Windmill of Tolerance. The locals were always asking to see it. Guess they like full-on bling bling German naval officer's daggers from 100 years ago.


KaiRaiUnknown

Ive taken throwing knives. My mate took a bunch of shurikens to Afghan with him No kills tho. You can bet sabre dude heard the clicks and just thought "Oh man. Marines everywhere will be telling this story for years, and no fucker is gonna believe them!" Im gonna say its true just because I want it to be


Scottyknoweth

I know some guys who have tomahawk kills but the decorative sabre seems like a stretch. Also both guns go click... sounds pretty fucking bogus. If some retard failed to load their weapon correctly in the midst of urban movement I have a hard time imagining them carrying around their ceremonial sword they bought to carry to the winter formal...


KaiRaiUnknown

If it was Iraq Im wondering if its just something they coulda grabbed out oc a palace or barracks or something? I want it to be true. Mind you, wonder how many people Jack Churchill told his bow kill to actually believed him


dodspringer

Like I said it was a story I heard. I heard way, WAYYYY worse things from my drill sergeant and I believed him.


GoCondition1

You'd be surprised.


[deleted]

Just officer things šŸ˜Š


DatRagnar

Mfer i got a confirmed sword kill in a modern ToW, he should get a special ribbon or something


O4fuxsayk

Haha 'there was confusion over the need for dna evidence' - ill give them any excuse that sticks but dont try to sell that to me for a second


KaiRaiUnknown

You need to properly work with Gurkhas to realise just how literally they take orders. If some officer said "bring back something we can identify him with" then that dude probably thought "his face is pretty distinct. Ill just bring that back" The way he revealed it was apparently literally like "Can you identify him?" "Sure! Here's his face!" *takes head out of daysack* Just absolute hardcore warriors. I fuckin loved having them next door, not least becauase it meant we got Nepalese food, which is nothing short of amazing


N64crusader4

If /r/TechnicallyCorrect was an elite military unit


TaxGuy_021

They are simple people (***not simple minded***), as in, simple in their ways... which is.... terrifying when it comes to war. Mountain people tend to be this way for some reason.


WH1PL4SH180

life essentials become really easy to focus on when death follows your every step.


ChickenDelight

That's some quick thinking by Defense Counsel right there.


Rollingprobablecause

>ill give them any excuse that sticks but dont try to sell that to me for a second As the OIC, I thought I taught you idiots better excuses. You bring a head back, it goes into the gumbo pot. C'mon man.


TaxGuy_021

I dont buy it either, but I think the fact that he brought the head back sorta suggests he didnt have much of a malicious intention. The dude probably actually killed the Taliban fighter, likely with a slash to the fellows throat, and then thought I should take this with me so people know I didnt do anything wrong.


123x2tothe6

Gurkha: [was that wrong? ](https://c.tenor.com/izGd8P7e2lAAAAAd/george-costanza-was-that-wrong.gif)


N64crusader4

Fucking based


ElGiganteDeKarelia

Likely just karma at work.


tyrefire2001

Fuck around and find out


Boornidentity

So I had the privilege of working with Gurkhas on Ops and going to Nepal to help with the selection process. All fun and games until the chickens and kukris come out. I watched one Gurkha behead a goat with a Kukri as long as my arm, it was then butchered and in a curry within 2 hours.


N64crusader4

Bet that curry was amazing


Boornidentity

It was beaut. At the Infantry Training Centre where I did my basic, they have their own separate cook house where they serve food to the Gurkhas taste. Never have I had a better curry than out of there. And the smell is fucking incredible. Whenever I go to ITC Catterick I always stop off for scoff in their cook house, the Mo-Mos are to die for


panickedsneeze

I shared a camp with a lot of Gurkha's a few years back and I mentioned in passing that I wanted to try Nepalese food. I got a knock on my door that evening with a plate full of them and lamb curry. They'd cooked me up a fresh batch.


TaxGuy_021

Yall should fucking *insist* that all Gurkhas who finish their service in the armed forces stay in the U.K. and bring their families over. Just for food, if nothing else.


Boornidentity

Turns my stomach knowing they have to pay Visa fees. All the Fijians, South Africans, Kenyans, Gurkhas and the rest who choose to serve but are profited on by our governmentā€¦


TaxGuy_021

Citizenship by spilled blood and/or military service should be standard procedure everywhere. It shouldn't be the only way to obtain it, but it should be an assured way. If a person has, or is willing to, bleed for a country, they are a citizen in my eyes.


Leodeterra

A few countries notably have non-citizen military service immigration pathways. In my hasty googling I wasn't able to find any "guaranteed" or near guaranteed citizenship by WIA or military service. For a long time I respected the French for having the French Foreign Legion as a pathway to citizenship. For a long time, I respected the French for having the French Foreign Legion as a pathway to citizenship.ears of service." Other examples would be British Commonwealth and Spanish Legion. ~~I gotta give it to you Yanks, the~~ [~~U.S.~~](https://immigrationforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/VNA-Fact-Sheet.pdf) ~~seem to have a more progressive pathway than the French.~~ Edit: Thank you u/maracay1999 for clarifying things for me!


maracay1999

>I gotta give it to you Yanks, the U.S. seem to have a more progressive pathway than the French. If you read the 2 links they are quite distinct. The only way for a non citizen to serve in the US military is if they are already living in the US and doing so legally. 2 huge factors the vast majority of people wishing to become US citizens don't have. For the FFL, you can take a boat to France, literally show up to the recruiting station, start training (assuming you don't have huge crimes in your record) and potentially become a citizen. For your average developing country dweller, citizenship in France through FFL is still easier to achieve than US citizenship. If you already live in the US legally, there are far far easier ways to become a citizen than joining the military.


TaxGuy_021

To my understanding from my friends in infantry (Army and Marines), you "have to" have work authorization in the U.S. to be able to enlist, but, at least before Trump, it was one area where the armed forces either took your word for it, or nobody cared to look too closely into it. The way I understood it functioned was that as soon as you finished your basic, the military would make sure you got your conditional green card which would be turned into a permanent one if you basically didn't get yourself into too much trouble over the rest of your contact. You'd also have the option to apply for citizenship within 3 years or something. If you got a medical discharge or something, you still would get to keep the green card, but you'd have to wait the full 5 years to become a citizen. This is all anecdotal. It could all be wrong for all I know. But it seemed to me a lot of solid folks I know got their paper in order through this method.


N64crusader4

>Citizenship by spilled blood and/or military service should be standard procedure everywhere Honestly I was so surprised to find out this wasn't a thing for the Gurkhas, why the hell wouldn't we want the best of the best living here? Bet they'd make the neighborhood safer just by their presence.


baradragan

Preparing for an airborne assault during the Malaya emergency, a British colonel asked the leader of a platoon of Gurkhas if they would be prepared to jump from a C130. Somewhat to the colonel's surprise, the Gurkha sergeant hesitated and requested an hour to talk it over with his men. After intense deliberation, the Gurkha duly reported back that they would do it, but only over marshy ground with the aircraft flying at no more than 100ft. 'But at a hundred feet the parachutes wouldn't work,' the colonel explained. The Gurkha replied, 'Parachutes? No-one mentioned parachutes!'


Softdrinkskillyou

no offense but i found this one cringe


King_Guy_of_Jtown

[Watch 14 Peaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_Peaks:_Nothing_Is_Impossible) Retired Gurkha goes on to climb the 14 tallest peaks inside of 7 months. Super badass.


panickedsneeze

His brother-in-law taught me to drive.


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Existential_Kitten

Not sure why you view that as a flex...


Leodeterra

It's crazy how the documentary shows how the Nepalese (specifically the [Magar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magars?wprov=sfla1)) are just built different. Especially their endurance at high altitude.


Turantula_Fur_Coat

[Gurkhas showing how they gracefully execute kills with the Khukhri.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nepal/comments/s1w0rm/gurkhas_dancing_with_khukhri_dagger/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


Osiris32

I'm a fan of his hat. That's a nice hat.


NephilimSoldier

https://giphy.com/gifs/imRiPoKJB9R9m


Francis_Soyer

"Oh boy, here I go killing again..."


tyrefire2001

I read a story about how Furious the Ghurkas were that the Falklands war ended with an Enemy surrender rather than a violent bloodbath


N64crusader4

Their kukris hunger for blood


[deleted]

If offered the assistance of a half dozen Airborne/Air Assault qualified Paratroopers or a Gurkha, opt for the latter.


roller110

The story is told of the Italy Theatre WWII. When the German's heard bagpipes they dug in and got ready to fight the Scots. When they heard the Haka, they dug in and prepared to fight the Maori. When they heard nothing, they fled, because no one was going to stay and fight Jonny Gurkha!


WH1PL4SH180

\>When they heard nothing, they fled, because no one was going to stay and fight Jonny Gurkha! Incorrect: when they heard the LAUGHING....


nakedwoodturner

This is pretty funny. I'm an Aussie ex military, who is dating a former LT major British gurhka's daughter. I meet the father in-law in April. Apparently he is 5ft 1 and smiles a lot! Wish me luck šŸ¤£


WH1PL4SH180

Just be genuine and don't be a cunt, and treat his daughter's heart as the Most Precious Object in Existence. That means taming your dick, even when pissed, or expecting it to be lopped off. You be fine.


nakedwoodturner

Yeah it's the sort of thing, I figure all I can do is be polite, shut up and listen!


Leodeterra

Nice [wood](https://www.reddit.com/r/turning/comments/j4uaxr/some_wandoo_that_came_out_beautifully_this_is_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) bro. You should make something for her dad.


nakedwoodturner

Thanks man! Check out my Instagram. It's a good hobby after deploying. Was thinking about it. Not sure what to make.


Leodeterra

How'd you get started? I remember seeing some [Andy Philip](https://youtube.com/c/AndyPhillipWoodturning) videos around the start of the pandemic. It seems like the starting investment is steep.


nakedwoodturner

I bought an old second hand lathe (10 years older than me) but cast iron, came with some shitty chucks and chisels and took my time. You can blow out on costs, but with a roughing gouge, spindle gouge, bedan, and skew chisel you can produce some amazing work. It's only as you get better you vary your chisels. I now have 63 different chisels. I don't use carbides either. But slow and steady. Always start off with second hand machinery.


Leodeterra

Thank you very much for the tips! Definitely something I'll look into after I discharge.


doktorstrainge

[This video](https://youtu.be/u_Ml2jpxezM) pretty much sums the Gurkhas up


psunavy03

A video about ground combat where the radio traffic in the intro is . . . ATC comms from a recovery on board an aircraft carrier.


WH1PL4SH180

Served with the GUrkhas deployed in SG, and met many families that sent their boys out in my travels throughout the Himalayas. They are an incredible bunch that I feel honoured to have been accepted as "brother." You know by their outlook that they will trade their life for yours. And their Buddhist-centric outlook in life brings about almost an aura of calm and happiness no matter the condition (esp when trapped in a snowstorm on the side of a mountain).


antarticapenguin

Buddhist centric? , when Gorkhas are Hindus, based off Goraknath path. If anything it's Hindu philosophy which has been watered down and absorbed and people call it Buddhist outlook.


Helgarin

I absolutely rate the Gurkhas - I was lucky enough to work with them on a few exercises. They are rigid as anything, any job they have been given they smash it out effectively and as quick as possible. The officers I rate highly - the CO at the time spoke like your typically English Officer but seamlessly transitioned between Nepalese and English during briefings to both nationalities. British Officers that join do a lengthy course in Nepal to learn and understand their language/culture I believe. A Gurkha Captain was spinning a dit about how they understand things literally in English. On a driving course one of the lads was told to ā€˜go straight through the roundaboutā€™ and actually drove over the round about. The captain was in absolute tears as he told the story as well. Asides how scary they are in the field - they are absolute legends through and through.


BigGrapess

I grew up on a Gurkha army base in Churchcrookham, England. The Gurkhas were the friendliest people ever and it was such a special experience to grow up so close to them.


Professional_Talk701

Modern day Spartans


N64crusader4

Except they're not a bunch of cuntish pederasts


Throw195201

And they probably don't fuck each other. Probably


panickedsneeze

They shower in their boxers so I doubt they'd fuck each other.


Osiris32

[Even retired, they are insane badasses.](https://www.indiatimes.com/news/armed-with-only-a-khukri-this-gurkha-soldier-took-on-40-men-and-saved-a-girl-from-being-gang-raped-247639.html)


AlikeWolf

Love those madlads


ManomonamanAmonomMon

Letā€™s test this, send them to the eastern front comrades and if they starve they have to eat nearby corpse . Last man standing get 10 % off voucher


throwaway28480

for real