Rejimen Sempadan

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Border Regiment
Rejimen Sempadan
Active12 January 2008 - present
CountryFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
BranchFlag of the Malaysian Army.svg  Malaysian Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleBorder Security and Enforcement Infantry
Size11 battalions [1]
Part ofFlag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg Malaysian Armed Forces
Motto(s)Setia Waspada (Loyal and Alert)
Anniversaries12 January

The Rejimen Sempadan (English: Border Regiment) [2] 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 [3] 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 with Thailand as well as the border of East Malaysia with Indonesia.

All Border Battalions are subordinated into a Border Brigade with a 30 Brigade HQ reporting to 2 Division HQ and 31st Brigade reporting to 1 Division HQ. [4] [5]

Battalions

The RS has a total of 6 battalions, all of which are standard infantry battalions:

FormationHeadquarters/Locations:
30th Brigade HQBukit Keteri Camp, Kangar, Perlis
1st RS BattalionBatu Sebelas Camp, Tanah Merah, Kelantan
2nd RS BattalionBatu Melintang Camp, Jeli, Kelantan
3rd RS BattalionPengkalan Hulu Camp, Perak
4th RS BattalionGrik Camp, Grik, Perak
5th RS BattalionBukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
11th RS BattalionBera Camp, Pahang

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