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Originally Posted by rcaf_777
Just some thoughts
Gurkhas are Mercenaries
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No, they're not.
https://www.gurkhabde.com/gurkhas-an...erm-mercenary/
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Protocol 1 of 1977 (not yet ratified by the United Kingdom) Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions’ contains the only internationally agreed definition of a ‘mercenary’ This definition excludes anyone who “is a member of the Armed Forces of a party to the conflict”, thereby effectively excluding Gurkhas in the British and Indian Armies.
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Should you ever encounter one I'd recommend you don't tell him he's a mercenary. I understand it's something that can cause quite a bit of offence.