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बेलायतले गोर्खा सैनिक सहित ७ हजार सैनिक घटाउने भएको छ । ९३ हजार मध्ये २०१५ सम्ममा सैनिक संख्या घटाउने अभियान अन्र्तगत भदौ १५ गते १४० गोर्खा सैनिकलाई अवकाश दिइएको छ ।

आगामी चार वर्ष भित्र करिब ५ हजार सैनिक कटौतीमा पर्ने नेपालस्थित बेलायती दुतावासद्वारा जारी विज्ञप्तीमा उल्लेख छ । नयाँ भर्ना भने निरन्तर रहने विज्ञप्तीमा जनाइएको छ ।

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British Army announces redundancies

01 September 2011

The Brigade of Gurkhas has grown in size since terms and conditions were amended in 2007 to allow soldiers to serve for a longer period.

As a part of British defence restructuring and following a thorough review, the British Army announced today the measures necessary to reduce its strength by 7000 to 93000 by 2015. This will include over 5000 redundancies from across the whole Army.

In the first of four tranches, some 140 Gurkhas have been told today that they have been selected for redundancy. The Brigade of Gurkhas has grown in size since terms and conditions were amended in 2007 to allow soldiers to serve for a longer period. This adjustment to its strength has therefore been anticipated for some time. All redundees will be given 12 months notice and a period of resettlement into civilian life. Even though older soldiers are being made redundant, the Brigade continues to recruit new soldiers in Nepal.