| Reserve Officer Training Unit | |
|---|---|
| Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan | |
_crest.svg) The Reserve Officer Training Unit crest[1] | |
| Founded | 18 December 1978 |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Branch | |
| Part of | Malaysian Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| Nickname(s) | "Palap" |
| Motto(s) | Sentiasa di hadapan (English: Always in the front), Sentiasa memimpin (English: Always take charge) |
| Colours | Red, yellow and green |
The Reserve Officer Training Unit (Abbr.: ROTU, Malay: Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan – PALAPES) is a military programme that trains undergraduate students to be reserve officers for the Malaysian Armed Forces. Those who complete the training will be commissioned as officers in the Malaysian Armed Forces Reserve, either as Second lieutenants in the Territorial Army Regiment (Malay: Rejimen Askar Wataniah) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Malay: Pasukan Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia), or as Acting Sub-lieutenants in the Royal Malaysian Navy Volunteer Reserve (Malay: Pasukan Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia).
- ^ "Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan (PALAPES)". Unitekma PALAPES (in Malay). Retrieved 10 January 2022.