Rejimen Sempadan
Border Regiment | |
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Rejimen Sempadan | |
Active | 12 January 2008 |
Country |
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Branch | Malaysian Army |
Type | Line Infantry |
Role | Border Security and Enforcement Infantry |
Size | 11 battalions |
Part of | Malaysian Armed Forces |
Motto(s) | Setia Waspada (Loyal and Alert) |
Anniversaries | 12 January |
The Rejimen Sempadan (English: Border Regiment) of the Malaysian Army was formed with the conversion of the 300-series Regular Force Reserve (Simpanan Angkatan Tetap) of the Rejimen Askar Wataniah (Territorial Army) into the 3rd regiment of the Infantry Corps. Its current strength of 11 infantry battalions being tasked with guarding the national border against all type of incursion, infiltration, smuggling and criminal activities. Currently it is responsible for the northern border of Peninsular Malaysia and sabah sarawak border with indonesia, responsibility to cover the national border in panisular and , together with the border of East Malaysia with Indonesia as well as the border to Brunei . All Border Battalions are subordinated into a Border Brigade with a 30 Brigade HQ reporting to 2 Division HQ and 31st briged reporting to 1 Division HQ.
Battalions
The RS has a total of 5 battalions, all of which are standard infantry battalions:
Formation | Headquarters/Locations: |
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Brigade HQ | Bukit Keteri Camp, Perlis |
1st RS Battalion | Batu Sebelas Camp, Tanah Merah, Kelantan |
2nd RS Battalion | Batu Melintang Camp, Jeli, Kelantan |
3rd RS Battalion | Pengkalan Hulu Camp, Perak |
4th RS Battalion | Grik Camp, Grik, Perak |
5th RS Battalion | Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah |