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**doolarsva** · 04-17-2010, 05:40 AM

Gurkhas

Love the reluctant paratroopers story, officers trying to get 100 Ghurkas to volunteer for jump training and only get 70 volunteers... they are surprised and a bit shocked to get so few volunteers. Then they explain about the parachutes...

See "The reluctant paratroopers" here:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=7303,6422044

04-17-2010, 05:40 AM	#33
doolarsva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	Gurkhas Love the reluctant paratroopers story, officers trying to get 100 Ghurkas to volunteer for jump training and only get 70 volunteers... they are surprised and a bit shocked to get so few volunteers. Then they explain about the parachutes... See "The reluctant paratroopers" here: http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=7303,6422044
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