Breakdown of rank system for the provision of Personnel
Senior ranks:
- Will be fluent in spoken and written English; computer literate; confident and self-assured when dealing with all Nationalities having held command rank in the British Army.
- These men are of a quality not seen in other companies supplying Gurkhas due to the unique recruitment and vetting procedures employed by FSI.
- These men will be paid between $5000 and $7000 per month and are required at a ratio of approximately 1 for every 100 or so guards.
Middle ranks:
- Will be competent in spoken English and have prior experience of working with Westerners.
Junior ranks:
- All men will have a minimum of 10 years military experience.
- All men will be suitably martial in appearance and character and will have English to a level suitable to the task for which they are employed and the requirements stipulated by the client.
- All men will have a minimum of 10 years military experience.
FSI Directors are in regular contact with senior serving officers in the Gurkha units of the British Army, Indian Army and Singapore Police and as a result are able to get hold of the best officers and men as they retire from the Army.