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The RGR Afghanistan Memorial Wall, Tuker Lines, Seria, Brunei
Islamic ally, is well-placed to meet the demands of the Army’s return
to preparing for any and all contingencies. The force is also becoming
an increasingly important lever of influence in this region – 2RGR have
been heavily involved in such activities; with bilateral capacity build-
ing and regional defence engagement work now at hitherto unseen
levels. Consequently, the opportunities to project the Gurkha brand,
display value for money to our Bruneian hosts and demonstrate our
utility and jungle excellence have increased.
Today it is assessed that our standing with the Bruneians has been sig-
nificantly enhanced, and with negotiations for the 2015 renewal of the
Brunei Bill now underway, these efforts can be easily placed in a stra-
tegic context. Throughout it all the Battalion has not lost sight of its
men or families – at a time when the spectre of Redundancy and cuts
has loomed over us all, 2RGR has worked hard to bolster our ‘Firm
Base’. This report highlights those efforts.
The Past Year
. Over and above the beat of internal training, recruit
inductions and junior leadership cadres there have been several nota-
ble firsts over the past year. The ‘
Chindit Trophy’
was a section-level
deep jungle ‘find’ competition with an international slant. Over a ten-
