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 Cantonment is a cantonment located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the ...
, Panagoda. The corps has a trade school in
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura (, ; , ) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies north of the cur ...
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 (Formed on 12 April 2018)
*9th Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (Formed on 20 March 2018)
Notable members
*Chinthaka De Soyza
File:Chintaka De Soyza in 100m.jpg, Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
File:Chinthaka Zoysa 2.jpg, Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
File:Winning moment Chintaka De Zoysa.jpg, Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
Alliances
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Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and do ...
Order of precedence
See also
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Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Army (; ) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; ...
References
External links and sources
Sri Lanka ArmySri Lanka Army Service CorpsSri Lanka Army Service Corps: The Hundred Year Journey Blog
{{Sri Lanka Army Regiments
Service Corps