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Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck The challenge there would be high altitude. But really when you step into a hot and humid environment, it just sucks the life right out of you. But on the other hand, in terms of conditioning, high altitutde is superb. It probably explains why Gurkhas are excellent runners. | I was on a cadet training exercise last year at catterick and there was loads of gurkhas there doing a 25km run with bergens...whilst having to navigate the route, and it was all off road 
I heard a rumour that if they draw their knife in combat, they have to draw blood....and if they dont get it from an enemy they have to get it from themselfs |
Yeah but you gotta love it when they come to your base. They take over the messes in Wainwright....which translates to come good eating for all the troops in that....urgh...lovely and plentifully foliated region