Rejimen Sempadan


The Rejimen Sempadan of the Malaysian Army was formed with the conversion of the 300-series Regular Force Reserve of the Rejimen Askar Wataniah 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 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.

Battalions

The RS has a total of 5 battalions, all of which are standard infantry battalions:
FormationHeadquarters/Locations:
30th Brigade HQBukit Keteri Camp, 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