In its bid to augment the fighting arms Indian Army has commissioned a new study to rationalize troops of the Army Service Corps (ASC).
“Army has ordered a study to optimize the manpower of the ASC. It is part of the ongoing process to augment the teeth to tail ratio” told an officer aware of the development.
Under the ongoing study, duplication of work was found between the two units of the ASC which are part of the peace areas. Every division, a formation of around 12000 troops, in peace has one battalion of ASC Depot and another for Second Line Transport (to move stores).Read More…