Sikkim Scouts

Sikkim Scouts
Sikkim Scouts Regimental insignia and flag
Active2013–present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
TypeInfantry
RoleMountain warfare
SizeTwo battalions[1]

The Sikkim Scouts is a regiment of the Indian Army based in and recruited from the state of Sikkim. Raised in 2013 and made operational in 2015, it is the youngest Indian Army regiment. The regiment was formed along the lines of the Ladakh Scouts and Arunachal Scouts, as it is similarly recruited from a mountainous border area and is dedicated to border defence and mountain warfare. Sikkim Scouts is affiliated with the 11th Gorkha Rifles, and uses its insignia and flag, with the addition of the words ‘Sikkim Scouts’.[2]

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