The GRU are an elite force of soldiers from Nepal who are commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei to protect the royal family, the citizens, and major oil installations.

Each member of the Unit, while serving in that capacity, shall have all the rights, protections, and powers of a police officer and shall be regarded as an employee of the government within the meaning of the Penal Code.

[9] The government turned to alternative options to bolster the armed forces' strength in order to make up for the lack of regular troop recruiting.

[10] In the Sungai Akar Camp in September 1996, a few of the Gurkha troops were fed up with the way their British and Brunei superiors were treating them, met to determine the best method to protest and to bring awareness to this issue.

Then, all GRU weapons were abruptly returned to the government of Brunei one night, and their unit resumed its role as a security guard force.

As it turned out, 11 of them who were deemed to be the instigators were covertly deported, and without the rest of the unit knowing, and were sent to the Brunei International Airport to catch a flight back to Nepal.

The Nepali troops protested by encircling the headquarters building and demanding their dismissal, in response to the deteriorating situation and vandalism, HQ dispatched the riot police.

The Permanent Secretary promised us that all of our other requests, including those for a pay and pension, would be satisfied now that Scotson had left office and the GRU had returned to its previous position as a security force.

[3] On 2 May 2001 at the Sungai Akar Camp, the unit staged its first "Long Service and Good Conduct Medal" award ceremony.

In all, 237 personnel—11 officers and 226 soldiers of various ranks—were awarded medals by the deputy minister of defence, Pengiran Ibnu Ba'asith upon completion of nine years of meritorious service.

Additionally, they aid the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) and other governmental organizations in their monitoring and search operations.

[3] Brunei has raised almost $166,000 for the victims of the Nepal earthquake, and on 22 June 2015 transfer ceremony saw the Gurkha Reserve Unit donate $2,667.

The contributions were presented to Noridah Abdul Hamid, acting director of the Community Development Department at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, by LTC Rani Bujang, commandant of the GRU.

The course's main goal was to provide the students with the knowledge and abilities necessary for the unit to train handlers in explosive detection, searching and patrol duties.