"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
But as a separate unit, not as individuals? Like the Gurkhas.
That system of separate ethnic units in an army goes way back and seems more natural to me, rather than the post WW2 'integration' of individuals.
My wife's ancestors came from the Jat people of northern India who had their own regiment in the British Indian Army: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_Regiment#History
Note it lists their involvement in retrieving the precious Somnath Gates from Kabul Afghans who had looted them in 1842!
...described the Afghan special forces as "very good by international standards,"...
That would be significant if you're talking about 'international standards' that don't include flying a LGBTQRST rainbow flag or providing 'safe spaces' when facing your enemy on the battlefield.
But as a separate unit, not as individuals? Like the Gurkhas.
ReplyDeleteThat system of separate ethnic units in an army goes way back and seems more natural to me, rather than the post WW2 'integration' of individuals.
My wife's ancestors came from the Jat people of northern India who had their own regiment in the British Indian Army:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_Regiment#History
Note it lists their involvement in retrieving the precious Somnath Gates from Kabul Afghans who had looted them in 1842!
...described the Afghan special forces as "very good by international standards,"...
ReplyDeleteThat would be significant if you're talking about 'international standards' that don't include flying a LGBTQRST rainbow flag or providing 'safe spaces' when facing your enemy on the battlefield.