Dashain in the Desert My Life As a Reservist BGN - SSAFA Big Brew PRU - Gurkhas Tour Cyprus with Battle Back the Army Reserves Are Recruiting Gurkhas Now
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www.gurkhabde.com/publication/parbate Vol 65 No 6: Oct 2013 The magazine for Gurkha Soldiers and their Families Dashain in the Desert My Life as a Reservist BGN - SSAFA Big Brew PRU - Gurkhas Tour Cyprus with Battle Back The Army Reserves are Recruiting Gurkhas NOW. Opportunity The Army Reserve is keen to recruit Gurkhas, if you are either retired or about to retire from the regular service. There are a range of opportunities, if you are still looking for a challenging and dynamic role then apply now to become a soldier again. The Army Reserve will give you the opportunity to do something different, get paid to train in your spare time and earn an annual tax free bounty. Commitment How much time you give depends on you and you can adjust according to your main employment. The average training requirement for most Army reservists will be about 40 days per year, depending on their role. Training is usually conducted in evenings and at weekends and during an annual camp of up to 16 days. Support Scheme The Government supports you and your If you join the Army Reserve within 3 years employer so you don’t have to worry about of discharge you will enjoy a number of callout putting your job at risk when you join the liabilities, a reduced MATT and annual training Army Reserve. attendance requirement and potentially a Bounty of up to £1691 tax free. A few bullets for your information: Alternatively, if you commit to undertake • A regular programme of instruction the full range of Army Reserve training and over 12 months call out liability, you may be eligible for a • It is bounty earning Commitment Bonus of £5000 (tax payable) – • Early commitment bonus payable paid over 4 years. This scheme will provide an initial payment of a £2000 lump sum, followed • Individuals will receive travel costs by three annual payments of £1000. for attending training • Opportunity for exciting training, The Scheme will run between 1 April 2013 including overseas and 31 March 2016. It is recommended that you • Requirement for all cap badges and skill sets complete the Army Reserve application process at least 10 weeks prior to leaving the Regular Further detail and application forms can be Army as this will make your passage into the found on the website link below or through Army Reserve as straightforward as possible. the unit RCMOs For further detail and application forms call 08456008080. http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Organisations/Orgs/Army/Home/Pages/ArmyHome. aspx - Defence Intranet www.armyjobs.mod.uk/join/20080.aspx The Army Reserves are Recruiting Gurkhas NOW. Vol 65 No. 6 October 2013 Editorial Staff Contents Opportunity Editor: Mrs Janette Patterson Afghanistan 2 - 3 The Army Reserve is keen to recruit Gurkhas, Assistant Editor: Cpl Rakam Thamshuhang GSPS 1 RGR 3 - 5,18 - 19 Telephone: 01980 618012 (94344 8012) if you are either retired or about to retire PRU 6 - 7 from the regular service. There are a range Fax: 01980 618938 (94344 8938) of opportunities, if you are still looking for a e-mail: [email protected] BGN 8,16 challenging and dynamic role then apply now MOD Users: [email protected] Nepali Page 9 to become a soldier again. The Army Reserve Please send your articles together with good quality Photo News 10 - 11 will give you the opportunity to do something photographs (300 dpi), through your unit’s Parbate Rep, to: different, get paid to train in your spare time QGE 4 - 7, 20 The Editor, Parbate Office, HQBG, Trenchard Lines, and earn an annual tax free bounty. Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 6BE 2 RGR 12,15 QGS 14 - 17 Commitment Parbate is published every month by kind permission of HQBG. It is not an official publication and the views expressed, unless specifically stated otherwise, do not reflect Misc 19 How much time you give depends on you MOD or Army policy and are the personal views of the author. No part of this publication and you can adjust according to your main may be reproduced without the permission of the Editorial Staff. No responsibility for the Editorial Note: Vol 65 No5 Sep 2013 issue quality of goods or services advertised in this magazine can be accepted by the Editorial employment. The average training requirement Staff or Publishers and advertisements are accepted on the express condition that they in no Bio GM BGN - Major Manoj Mohara was posted to Northwood for most Army reservists will be about 40 days way contravene the provisions of the Trades Descriptions Act 1968 nor any other prevailing Headquarter’s on his promotion to Major in July 2012 not 2013. Consumer Legislation. The Editorial Staff and Publishers cannot accept responsibility for the per year, depending on their role. Training is result of errors or omissions in articles or advertisements. Front Cover: usually conducted in evenings and at weekends Parbate is designed by AMC Creative Media Design, BGN - British Ambassador to Nepal, HE Mr Andrew Sparkes CMG, and during an annual camp of up to 16 days. and produced using recycled paper. accompanied by Comd BGN Col SPF Harris OBE, at the ribbon cutting ADR002934 Support ceremony during the SSAFA Big Brew at BG Kathmandu. Scheme The Government supports you and your Picture Below: If you join the Army Reserve within 3 years employer so you don’t have to worry about Members of QGE outside the Mandir after receiving Tika from of discharge you will enjoy a number of callout putting your job at risk when you join the Punditji and GM QGE. liabilities, a reduced MATT and annual training Army Reserve. attendance requirement and potentially a Bounty of up to £1691 tax free. A few bullets for your information: Alternatively, if you commit to undertake • A regular programme of instruction the full range of Army Reserve training and over 12 months call out liability, you may be eligible for a • It is bounty earning Commitment Bonus of £5000 (tax payable) – • Early commitment bonus payable paid over 4 years. This scheme will provide an initial payment of a £2000 lump sum, followed • Individuals will receive travel costs by three annual payments of £1000. for attending training • Opportunity for exciting training, The Scheme will run between 1 April 2013 including overseas and 31 March 2016. It is recommended that you • Requirement for all cap badges and skill sets complete the Army Reserve application process at least 10 weeks prior to leaving the Regular Further detail and application forms can be Army as this will make your passage into the found on the website link below or through Army Reserve as straightforward as possible. the unit RCMOs For further detail and application forms call 08456008080. http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Organisations/Orgs/Army/Home/Pages/ArmyHome. aspx - Defence Intranet www.armyjobs.mod.uk/join/20080.aspx Afghanistan / 1 RGR Dashain in the Desert By WO2 Bal Gurung (Ex QGE) UK Works Group RE celebrated Dashain in 66 Camp BASTION, Afghanistan on 14 October 2013. Serving and ex- Gurkha soldiers were invited to the festivity along with their line managers. The initial idea of the celebration was thought of by the HQ component; the responsibility was soon passed down to SSgt Dependra Shrestha (Ex QGE) to come up with a plan. As the number of expected attendees Although the wrong animal it still met with our The Maar then swiftly followed with a Tika started to rise, it became apparent that it requirements – it was a similar animal same ceremony where we all received Tika and wasn’t going to be the function that we size and looks. After much trepidation the Jamara from WO2 Khadak, the most senior had in mind - a small gathering with a few MAAR ceremony took place under the careful serving Gurkha in theatre. He relayed Col guests. Amongst the guests attending were guidance of WO2(SQMS) Khadak Chhetri BG’s Dashain message but along with it senior officers from Camp Bastion from all GSPS. Cpl Yakthung then very successfully came a surprise – an operational welfare three services and the celebrations were to delivered a swift and clean strike with his grant donated from the Brigade of Gurkhas’s be broadcast by BFBS Afghanistan. Sirupate Khukuri, much to the delight of Education and Welfare Fund. On the morning of 14 October, we all headed many selected spectators and especially our It was pleasing to know that HQBG is playing to Camp LEATHERNECK (US Military Base) to US Army colleagues who had waited for its role in delivering moral support to deployed observe the goat sacrifice ceremony. However, more than an hour in the Helmand heat. Gurkha soldiers worldwide, who are away from the description of the type of animal required As per the tradition WO2 Khadak honoured their loved ones during this festive period. was lost in translation with the local supplier, Cpl Yakthung with a desert Pagora and a In the evening, the UK Works Group instead of a goat we were delivered a sheep! small Dastur. compound became packed with more than Ex EQUATEUR 2013 - NATO and Pacific n 2012, 2 RGR deployed on Platoon, to Ex CROIX DE SUD Ties Strengthened Ex CROIX DE SUD in New 2013. In preparation for this, four ICaledonia – the first ever members of British Forces Brunei By Unit Correspondent British deployment on the deployed on the preliminary as IC MCC, and Lt Charles multi-national, French-led planning exercise, Ex EQUATEUR. Morris (RDG) was also attached This will culminate with an exercise on the island of New The contingent was commanded to G2, where he specialized ANZAC service involving all the Caledonia, a special collectivity by Maj Jules Forrest-Anderson in operating SICF, the French participating nations on 25 April of France in the South Pacific.