GoC-in-C calls upon ASC to work selflessly

Northern Command GoC-in-C Lt Gen DS Hooda today called upon all the ranks of the Army Service Corps to work selflessly and to rededicate themselves to uphold the ethos and spirit enshrined in the ASC motto.
On the occasion of ASC's 254th Corps Day, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief complimented all ranks of the corps for their dedication, high degree of professionalism and flexibility in performing their duties in difficult and inhospitable terrain conditions in the Northern theatre.
"While the history of supply and transport services is as old as the history of organised warfare itself, it was in the year 1760 that the very rudimentary Supply and Transport organisations of the three Presidencies of the East India Company were brought under the council of a single authority," Udhampur based Defense Spokesman Col SD Goswani said.

He said that on December 8, 1950, the word 'Royal' was dropped and ever since the Corps celebrates its raising on this day.