I was a tradesman attached to a Gurkha battalion for nearly three years in Hong Kong, Singapore and Borneo,
during the early sixties. The myths about the Gurkhas were old then, as were the arguements about whether they
were costing the British taxpayer more than other infantrymen, given that they had six months home leave after
every three years service, personally I enjoyed my time with them, and would have served another tour of duty
with them had family matters not intervened, but I must say that i was amazed to read that they were to be hired
as bus drivers. Perhaps the new generation have more road sense but their fathers and uncles were without a
doubt the WORST drivers I have ever encountered anywhere. For anyone who wants to read an admittedly biased
(in favour) account of one man's sevice with the Gurkhas before and during WW 2 they would be well advised to try
to find copies of John Master's autobiography:- "Bugles And A Tiger." and "The Road Past Mandalay."