Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Appearance
Sri Lanka Army Service Corps | |
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Active | 30 October 1949 - Present[citation needed] |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Supply Regiment |
Role | Military supply chain management |
Size | 7 Reg & 1 Vol units[citation needed] |
Regimental Centre[citation needed] | Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.[citation needed] |
Nickname(s) | SLASC "Wagonners"[citation needed] |
Anniversaries | 30 October (Regimental day)[citation needed] |
Engagements | 1971 Insurrection[citation needed] Insurrection 1987-89[citation needed] 30 yrs Sri Lankan Civil War[citation needed] |
Commanders | |
Colonel Commandant[citation needed] | Brig ASD LIYANAGE[citation needed] |
Centre Commandant[citation needed] | Brig Athula De SILVA [citation needed] |
The Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is to carry supplies to the soldier where he is, and run an efficient organization for the provision of transport, fuel, oil and lubricants which are the 'life blood of an army’. It is made up of 7 regular units and one volunteer (reserve) units and is headquartered at its Regiment Center at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda. The corps has a trade school in Anuradhapura which trains drivers, cooks and clerks for the Army.
Units
- 1st Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 3rd Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 4th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 5th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 6th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 7th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 8th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Volunteers
- 2nd Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
- 9th Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Well Known Athletes
- Chinthaka De Soyza
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Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
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Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
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Chintaka De Soyza in 100m