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The Government - having fought through the courts to block hero Gurkha veterans from settling in Britain - is imposing unwanted changes on the Army for fear of being sued by Nepalese women, said critics yesterday.

Army sources predict they will have to reduce the standards of combat training for male Gurkha recruits - simply to avoid being sued for sexual discrimination when women join from next year.

Junior defence minister Derek Twigg revealed last year that the Army would recruit female Gurkhas from 2009, but gave no details.

The Mail has learned the decision has caused chaos behind the scenes.

Half the Army's 3,400 Gurkhas are infantry soldiers in the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and half serve in specialist Gurkha 'corps' units providing engineering, logistics, signals and medical support.

Unlike the rest of the Army, every Gurkha undergoes full infantry combat training.

As a result, if infantry are in short supply in the field, a Gurkha engineering or signals unit can pick up their rifles and join in an attack.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1080104/Hiring-Gurkha-girls-weaken-British-army-warns-brass.html#ixzz1HXCIVJcl


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