UK to attract more Sikhs in army

With the aim of attracting more Sikhs to its army, Britain has relaxed uniform rules for the community.

With the aim of attracting more Sikhs to its army, Britain has relaxed uniform rules for the community.

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"As of today there are less than 100 Sikhs serving in the British Armed Services, but we are working with the Sikh communities in the UK to attract more," British High Commissioner Michael Arthur said delivering the first Maharaja Ranjit Singh Memorial Lecture on "Anglo-Sikh Relations" in New Delhi on Thursday.

"We have adapted our uniforms to suit their needs," Arthur said.

"We will shortly be recruiting a Sikh into the Services Chaplaincy Department to provide suitable guidance and pastoral care for the growing Sikh military community," he said.