Sir Michael Fallon 支配するs out creating Sikh Army 連隊

Defence 長官 Sir Michael Fallon has 支配するd out creating a Sikh 連隊 にもかかわらず British Army 長,指導者s having considered the 提案.

The 閣僚 大臣 追加するd he is "a little 用心深い" of any 軍の 部隊s segregated by 宗教 after challenging the services to 確実にする they 新採用する at least 10% of 新採用するs from a 黒人/ボイコット, Asian or 少数,小数派 民族の (BAME) background by 2020.

In February 2015, then defence 大臣 示す Francois 確認するd the 長,率いる of the British Army was 診察するing 計画(する)s for the return of a Sikh 連隊 and also a reserve company.

Sir Michael Fallon said he was "a little wary" of any military units segregated by religion

Sir Michael Fallon said he was "a little 用心深い" of any 軍の 部隊s segregated by re ligion

Mr Francois 追加するd the idea "may 井戸/弁護士席 have 長所" as MPs 支援するd it, with Tory former defence 大臣 Sir Nicholas Soames 勧めるing 大臣s to "do away with political correctness" and 圧力(をかける) ahead with it.

Thousands of Sikhs fought and died と一緒に the British during the two world wars, with a 連隊 once in 存在.

But Sir Michael said he may 調査する other ways to encourage Sikhs to join the 武装した 軍隊s, 公式文書,認めるing they "make 広大な/多数の/重要な 兵士s".

Replying to the 圧力(をかける) 協会 at a 保守的な Party 会議/協議会 fringe event in Birmingham, Sir Michael said: "The 武装した 軍隊s have to better 反映する the society that they're 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 保護するing.

"I meant every word of what I said today - I want more women, more from 黒人/ボイコット and Asian communities.

"We have to get to about 10% and today we're just under 6% at the moment and I want to see that driven up in each of the services and they've all now got individual programmes as to how they're going to 会合,会う that particular 的.

"What I'm 用心深い of is any 肉親,親類d of segregation that would 始める,決める up particular 部隊s that are for one 宗教 and another 宗教. I'm a little 用心深い of that.

"Sikhs, of course, as you know, make 広大な/多数の/重要な 兵士s and were a 広大な/多数の/重要な part of our army in the past.

"There may be other ways in which we can encourage Sikhs into our 武装した 軍隊s, but I'm not going 負かす/撃墜する the 大勝する of an 完全に separate Sikh 連隊."

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