jaats in #Military 14th Murrays Jat Lancers (Risaldar Major) by AC Lovett (1862-1919).jpg A large number of Jat people serve in the Indian Army, including the Jat Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Rajputana Rifles and the Grenadiers, where they have won many of the highest military awards for gallantry and bravery. Jat people also serve in the Pakistan Army especially in the Punjab Regiment.[62] The Jat people were designated by officials of the British Raj as a martial race, which meant that they were one of the groups whom the British favoured for recruitment to the British Indian Army.[63][64] The Jats participated in both, World War I as well as World War II, as a part of the British Indian Army.[65][66] In the period subsequent to 1881, when the British reversed their prior anti-Sikh policies, it was necessary to profess Sikhism in order to be recruited to the army because the administration believed Hindus to be inferior for military purposes.[67] #copied from jat wikipedia
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