From Gurkha signals to BMT: Tol’s journey of service and belonging

Whilst I was a civil engineering student at a university in Nepal, I went to the British Gurkha recruiting centre in Nepal to undergo a month-long Gurkha soldier selection process and was selected as a potential communication engineer. Following an initial gruelling 12 months of training, I joined the Queen’s Gurkha Signals as a system engineer.   

Life changing experiences in the Army

I have had some life-changing experiences being part of the Army, including representing the Army in the Everest Marathon and deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s tough but very rewarding: work hard, play hard and enjoy hard!  

Having served in all major MOD headquarters such as Army HQ (Andover), Joint Task HQ (Northwood), Whitehall (London) and Defence Digital (Corsham), working with the Crown servants and contractors to deliver projects and programmes, it has certainly set me up for life on the outside. 

"BMT felt like a natural place to go that has the same family feel as the Army."

Advice for those considering a military career

To anyone considering a career, I would like them to know that the Army treats everyone as a family.

As well as having a special provision to sports and adventure training facilities, they offer a wide variety of benefits including financial, education and training, health care etc. and have a bespoke welfare provision for member of armed forces and their dependants.

Tol Khamcha
Senior Project Professional