Later, he transferred to the newly formed Commando Regiment.
Later he transferred to the Commando Regiment when it was formed in the 1980s.
On 19 June 2009 the battalion was renamed the 2nd Commando Regiment.
The unit together with other units from the Commando Regiment were responsible for base security and perimeter defense.
Most of the operations conducted by the Commando Regiment are Covert operations.
The 1st Commando Regiment is a part of the Australian Special Forces.
Both functioned independently of each other until the formation of the 1st Commando Regiment on 1 February 1981.
It was first used by the Companies in 1956 and later continued under 1 Commando Regiment.
Only those who have served no less than 6 years in the Commando Regiments are eligible for selection.
On liberation, they would be formed into the 1st Commando Regiment of the Belgian Army.