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Royal Brunei Land Force - Order of Battle

The RBAF’s three Infantry Battalions provide, in addition to essential national security tasks, with options for contributing to the range of potential commitments from disaster relief and humanitarian operations to border patrolling and peace support. They have the capacity to sustain a modest commitment to multinational operations at distance. The objective in the short to medium term will be to develop the capacity to sustain up to a company group at distance in support of cooperative security operations. Alternatively, two smaller units might be deployed concurrently to different locations. This will involve: providing the appropriate training to hone the skills of the individual soldier to operate in complex environments; developing a comprehensive suite of equipment including appropriate weaponry and protective clothing, tactical communications, mobility assets and immediate area day-night surveillance; and requiring each infantry battalion to maintain a high readiness platoon able to be deployed at short notice.

The establishment of a fourth infantry battalion remains an important goal in the longer term and, when developed, would support the deployment of a larger ground force contribution. The more immediate priority, however, is to enhance the land force’s ability to optimise deployments for the particular task and in accordance with the Government’s specific strategic objectives. That flexibility will be achieved by strengthening progressively certain specialist capabilities within the Support Battalion, transforming them into strategic assets within the land force. They will provide flexible building blocks which may be combined with infantry formations to strengthen the latter’s ability to perform certain roles or offer independent niche capabilities within a multinational force. The key areas for development will be to transform one of the current infantry battalion into a mechanised battalion.

	First Battalion Established in 1962, the organisation consisted of the first three intakes undertaking basic military training. At the beginning, the organisation was setup in Segenting Camp,Port Dickson, Malaysia. After the development of Berakas Garrison in 1975, the organisation was then change to the First Battalion Land Force. Under the command of Colonel J.F Davis, the force consisted of the various departments. This departments included Markas Company, Rifle Company A, B, C, D and E.
	Second Battalion Formed on the 2nd of January 1975, it resited temporary at Bolkiah Garrison. In the beggining, the Battalion was occupied by Company B and E of the First Battalion under the command of Commanding Officer at that time Leftenan Colonel A.E Hibbert. The battalion then change to its new location and on the 10th of May 1976 the Second Battalion was moved to Tutong Camp. Following the formation of the second battalion, Pengiran Ratna Indera Leftenen Colonel Pengiran Dato Setia Ibnu bin Pengiran Datu Penghulu Pengiran Haji Apong was then appointed as the commanding officer in charge.
	Third Battalion In 1994, the third battalion was formed. It was granted for establishment on the 31st May 1994 . The battalion was made up of Company D form the First Battalion F Company of the Second Battalion and Command Company from the First and Second Battalion. Maj Shahlan bin Hidup was the first appointed commanding officer in charge of the Battalion. It is located in Penanjong Garisson.
	Support Battalion Support Battalion was first established based on 5 major units namely Armour Reconnaissance Squadron, Combat Engineer Squadron, Air Defence Battery, Penanjong Workshop and Penanjong Garison Headquaters on 2nd January 1990, a historic event took place where Support Battalion was officially established which comprises of 3 major unit namely, Armour Reconnaissance Squadron, Combat Engineer Squadron and Company Headquarters Support Battalion.