Since its founding on April 1, 1968, the H. R. F. made up of over 2,800,000 members who are determined to exterminate communists and to contribute to the accomplishment of the October Revitalizing Reforms.

Veterans of the H. R. F. are undergoing exhaustive military drills and are ready for the call-up in the event of the national emergency, thus fulfilling their primary responsibilities. On the other hand, they sacrifice themselves with zeal and vitality for the cause of the economic development of their Fatherland and of the Saemaul (New Village) Movement. And thus they are playing the vital roles as standard-bearers of the October Revitalizing Reforms by carrying out their two-fold duties: to work and to fight.