A movie based on Indian Army Service Corps ‘Service Our Creed’ was screened at Shaurya Smarak here on Tuesday.
Produced by Film Division of India, the movie was directed by Akhilesh Gurha. The movie shows the duty of army corps and what important role it plays in Indian army.
The Army Service Corps is mainly responsible for the provisioning, procurement and distribution of supplies of food ration, fresh and dry eatable items, FOL (fuels, oil, lubricants), hygiene chemicals and items of hospital comforts to Army, Air Force and when required Navy and other paramilitary forces.
Other responsibilities include the operation of mechanical transport except first line transport and fighting vehicles. ASC is responsible for provision and operation of first and second line animal transport; carriage and distribution of ammunition including mines; corps maintenance area in case of plains, divisional maintenance area in case of mountain formation; packing of commodities for supply; loading of aircraft and ejection of loads; training and provisioning of clerks for all branches of staff at formation headquarters; training and provisioning of catering staff in the army; and postal services in forward areas.
Officers in the Army Serivce Corps are not considered combatant officers by the Army. Officers from the Army Service Corps along with other services corps believe their designation as "non operational" is discriminatory, depriving service corps officers of the pay and promotion opportunities of combat officers. In 2017, the media reported widespread insubordination among service corps officers who refused to accept field postings in forward and counter-insurgency areas due to claims of discrimination