Gurkhas kill it

A year on from passing the rigorous selection process in their home country, 274 ultra fit Nepalese recruits have sailed through basic training and are now moving on to the next stage in their careers.

Graduating from Catterick’s Gurkha Training Company with an impressive 100 per cent success rate, they will now join The Royal Gurkha Rifles or begin trade courses.

Thanks to the gruelling test phase in Pokhara, the pass-out stats for Nepalese personnel are consistently twice as high as their British counterparts.

Alongside other physical challenges, candidates must complete the infamous Doko Race – a 5.5km uphill slog carrying a basket loaded with 25kg of sand – in less than 43 minutes.