U.K. Military: 150 Gurkhas Are To Be Sacked Due To Defence Cuts

Almost 150 gurkhas face the sack after they refused to take voluntary redundancy. Photo: PA

Anger Over 'Shameful' Sacking Of Gurkhas -- The Telegraph

Almost 150 Gurkhas are to be sacked due to defence cuts after only a handful volunteered for redundancy, figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph show.

Hundreds of RAF and Royal Navy personnel will also be made compulsorily redundant on Sept 1 as only half have agreed to take the voluntary package.

A total of 17,000 personnel will be dismissed from the Armed Forces over the next three years.

Only six Gurkhas have chosen voluntary redundancy out of the 150 demanded by the Ministry of Defence in the first tranche of sackings in September.

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My Comment: Amazing .... even the Gurkhas are getting the heave-ho in the U.K. military.

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