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I'm surprise they are now stationed at International schools. But I know of some other places of deployment, I've seen them at the US Embassy, and the one beside it (can't remember whose, maybe Australian or UK) They are also at Changi Prison, Yes! Not those with contact with inmates, but they stand at the high sentry post. When you travel along Changi Road, even though he is quite far away, you can recognize the Gurkha easily with his distinctive headwear (how do you call that?) and his posture. Also on the night before Elections, when the ballot boxes are left at the polling stations for the night, it's the Gurkhas who guard the ballot boxes and polling stations, this is said to ensure impartiality. Man ... they are doing everything, how large is the Contingent actually? They seem to be overworked, do they have OT pay? I have seen them training in Palau Tekong, they were by far the best soldiers I've seen. -- Vsion 05:00, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
This looks eligible for "Did You Know"? We just have to NPOV it a bit. ;-)
Just for infor, here is how Lee Kuan Yew put it in his memoir, in a rather direct manner [1] (He was describing the time when Singapore just gained independence.)
..., When I returned to Oxley Road, Gurkha policemen (recruited by the British from Nepal) were posted as sentries. To have either Chinese policemen shooting Malays or Malay policemen shooting Chinese would have caused widespread repercussions. The Gurkhas, on the other hand, were neutral, besides having a reputation for total discipline and loyalty.
The racial-thing is no longer relevant today, still Lee's trust in the Gurkhas is so strong that he continue to use them and furthermore post them at every important places in the country. Talking about using foreign talents, this is quite the ultimate. :D -- Vsion 01:57, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
What roles did they play? Could details be added to Maria Hertogh riots? -- Gbleem 19:41, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
New at this so I don't dare to go make the change directly. Just thought under the Deployment section, "Gurkha troopers...complimented the police's stringent security measures" should it be "complemented" instead? -- Sentri 01:42, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I think this article needs to be re-written. It is a little too prosy. It speaks more like someone rather than a Wikipedia Article.
Does anyone else think that this article is like this man who thinks "Oh wow GURKHA!" and "These guys are really, really effective! I should put this on a Wikipedia Article!!!" And this would be what you get. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.21.155.89 ( talk) 14:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
The article had the following: Although the Nepalese troopers may be willing parties in their stint in Singapore, the entire arrangement has raised eyebrows amongst human rights activists. weasel words No treaty or formal agreement exists between Nepal, Singapore and the United Kingdom in relation to the enlistment of GC members, and the existing arrangements allowing for the centralised recruitment base in Nepal and the secondment of the British officer to head the GC is done via a repayment basis between the governments of Singapore and the United Kingdom with no involvement from the Nepalese authorities. citation needed Activists thus question if the British have the legal right to trade the Gurkhas with a third party, instead of the Singaporean government directly negotiating with the Nepalese for the recruitment and training of the Gurkhas.
As in the British Army, GC members are accorded equal status in salary scales and pensions compared to their regular local counterparts, [1] thus allowing them to retire in Nepal at the compulsory retirement age of 45 with a sizable amount of money. In fact the status of Gurkhas in the British Army has improved particularly in the last few years, most recently with a successful high profile campaign championed by British actress and author Joanna Lumley to ensure all Gurkhas who served with the British army were allowed to settle in the U.K. after 4 years of service. [2] In addition, to ensure better post service conditions in the U.K., the Gurkha Welfare Trust was established in 2010 seeking public donations to assist them. From September 2005, the British Club in Singapore selected the trust as one of the two beneficiaries it will support for the next two years, [3] with the funds expected to also help any ex-GC member in need.
Further employment of ex-GC members in Singapore is also available should they be successful in gaining employment passes or other documents permitting their continued stay in the country. For instance, Ian Gordon, a retired commander of the GC, established a security company, Homeland Security Partners, consisting entirely of retired GC officers to provide private security services.
The section introduces an unexplained involvement of the United Kingdom as a fact. If this is true, it must be elaborated in the reast of the article from which the supposed information is conspicously missing. There are Gurkhas inthe British army, but how are these forces related/Iintertwined. The section includes many weasel words and hype ("high profile campaign") that makes me suspect it has been added to the article in order to appear in google searches. The last section is simply an advertisement and does not belong into the article. -- Zz ( talk) 10:41, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
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I think we should include in the article that to be recuited in the GC, one must be a male. Of course a source would be needed to support it. Also, the article lacks sufficient important inline citations. HYH.124 ( talk) 03:14, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
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I'm surprise they are now stationed at International schools. But I know of some other places of deployment, I've seen them at the US Embassy, and the one beside it (can't remember whose, maybe Australian or UK) They are also at Changi Prison, Yes! Not those with contact with inmates, but they stand at the high sentry post. When you travel along Changi Road, even though he is quite far away, you can recognize the Gurkha easily with his distinctive headwear (how do you call that?) and his posture. Also on the night before Elections, when the ballot boxes are left at the polling stations for the night, it's the Gurkhas who guard the ballot boxes and polling stations, this is said to ensure impartiality. Man ... they are doing everything, how large is the Contingent actually? They seem to be overworked, do they have OT pay? I have seen them training in Palau Tekong, they were by far the best soldiers I've seen. -- Vsion 05:00, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
This looks eligible for "Did You Know"? We just have to NPOV it a bit. ;-)
Just for infor, here is how Lee Kuan Yew put it in his memoir, in a rather direct manner [1] (He was describing the time when Singapore just gained independence.)
..., When I returned to Oxley Road, Gurkha policemen (recruited by the British from Nepal) were posted as sentries. To have either Chinese policemen shooting Malays or Malay policemen shooting Chinese would have caused widespread repercussions. The Gurkhas, on the other hand, were neutral, besides having a reputation for total discipline and loyalty.
The racial-thing is no longer relevant today, still Lee's trust in the Gurkhas is so strong that he continue to use them and furthermore post them at every important places in the country. Talking about using foreign talents, this is quite the ultimate. :D -- Vsion 01:57, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
What roles did they play? Could details be added to Maria Hertogh riots? -- Gbleem 19:41, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
New at this so I don't dare to go make the change directly. Just thought under the Deployment section, "Gurkha troopers...complimented the police's stringent security measures" should it be "complemented" instead? -- Sentri 01:42, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I think this article needs to be re-written. It is a little too prosy. It speaks more like someone rather than a Wikipedia Article.
Does anyone else think that this article is like this man who thinks "Oh wow GURKHA!" and "These guys are really, really effective! I should put this on a Wikipedia Article!!!" And this would be what you get. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.21.155.89 ( talk) 14:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
The article had the following: Although the Nepalese troopers may be willing parties in their stint in Singapore, the entire arrangement has raised eyebrows amongst human rights activists. weasel words No treaty or formal agreement exists between Nepal, Singapore and the United Kingdom in relation to the enlistment of GC members, and the existing arrangements allowing for the centralised recruitment base in Nepal and the secondment of the British officer to head the GC is done via a repayment basis between the governments of Singapore and the United Kingdom with no involvement from the Nepalese authorities. citation needed Activists thus question if the British have the legal right to trade the Gurkhas with a third party, instead of the Singaporean government directly negotiating with the Nepalese for the recruitment and training of the Gurkhas.
As in the British Army, GC members are accorded equal status in salary scales and pensions compared to their regular local counterparts, [1] thus allowing them to retire in Nepal at the compulsory retirement age of 45 with a sizable amount of money. In fact the status of Gurkhas in the British Army has improved particularly in the last few years, most recently with a successful high profile campaign championed by British actress and author Joanna Lumley to ensure all Gurkhas who served with the British army were allowed to settle in the U.K. after 4 years of service. [2] In addition, to ensure better post service conditions in the U.K., the Gurkha Welfare Trust was established in 2010 seeking public donations to assist them. From September 2005, the British Club in Singapore selected the trust as one of the two beneficiaries it will support for the next two years, [3] with the funds expected to also help any ex-GC member in need.
Further employment of ex-GC members in Singapore is also available should they be successful in gaining employment passes or other documents permitting their continued stay in the country. For instance, Ian Gordon, a retired commander of the GC, established a security company, Homeland Security Partners, consisting entirely of retired GC officers to provide private security services.
The section introduces an unexplained involvement of the United Kingdom as a fact. If this is true, it must be elaborated in the reast of the article from which the supposed information is conspicously missing. There are Gurkhas inthe British army, but how are these forces related/Iintertwined. The section includes many weasel words and hype ("high profile campaign") that makes me suspect it has been added to the article in order to appear in google searches. The last section is simply an advertisement and does not belong into the article. -- Zz ( talk) 10:41, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
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I think we should include in the article that to be recuited in the GC, one must be a male. Of course a source would be needed to support it. Also, the article lacks sufficient important inline citations. HYH.124 ( talk) 03:14, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
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