Singapore Police

The Gurkha Contingent is a line department of the Singapore Police Force. Members of GC are trained to be highly-skilled and are selected for their display of strong discipline in their tasks. The principal task of the contingent is to be a special guard force and is currently used as a counter-terrorist force. Since it’s formation in 1949 with 142 men, the contingent has grown to over 2000 in size in 2003. Young men are recruited in Nepal at the British camp in Pokhara