Gurkha logisticians officially welcomed to Army's global response force with parade in Colchester
The move will see Gurkhas support 16 Air Assault Combat Team, with personnel moving to Colchester.
The move will see Gurkhas support 16 Air Assault Combat Team, with personnel moving to Colchester.
The performance included traditional Highland tunes and the Nepalese and UK national anthems.
For the past nine months, the young men have been adjusting to a new life in the UK, picking up rifles and English language skills.
One Gurkha told Forces News: "It was my lifelong dream, so for me personally, I'm extremely happy, extremely proud."
The Queen in recognition of the Gurkhas' loyalty created a role in which they would escort her and stand guard as she gave honours.
Corporal Navin Thapa Magar served in Brunei and the UK as well as on operations in the Balkans.
When he reaches the summit he will be the first above-the-knee double amputee to climb the highest mountain in the world.
A march last week was the latest call for equal benefits to compare with the British counterparts they served with.
They beat the Queen's Gurkha Signals to win the competition for the first time in six years.
The special medal is awarded to all military personnel who have completed five years of full service before February 2022.
In February it was announced personnel could now apply to become a British Army pilot at the rank of private.
The Gurkhas will take over the Queen's Guards as the Foot Guards prepare for Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.
A snowstorm could not prevent members of the new 70 Gurkha Parachute Squadron from being presented with new maroon berets.
Held at British Gurkhas Pokhara, Nepal, the Attestation Parade saw personnel take an oath and swear allegiance to the Queen.
The baton will return to England this summer, at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Bill Travers, who co-founded the animal conservation charity Born Free, would have been 100 today.