Army Service Corps

Dr Captain Aparna Singh | Captain | Indian Army

What is Army Service Corps?

Army Service Corps is a great Career option. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Army Service Corps is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Army Service Corps. It is best to learn about Army Service Corps from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

Captain Dr Captain Aparna Singh has worked in Army Service Corps for 9 years. Captain Dr Captain Aparna Singh describes Army Service Corps as:

Army Service Corps IS a corps and an arm of the Indian Army, which handles its logistic support function. While the history of supply and transport services is as old as the history of organized warfare itself it was in 1760 that the very rudimentary supply and transport organizations of the three presidencies of the East India Company were brought under the council of a single authority. The corps celebrated 251 years of its raising on 8 December 2011.

How Captain Dr Captain Aparna Singh got into Army Service Corps?

After completing my graduation and post graduation, I did Ph D from Indore University. After that I got interested in joining army and got an opportunity to join Indian Army in 1994.

Captain Dr Captain Aparna Singh's Talk on Army Service Corps

Starts with what is:
1)	Army Service Corps

Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Army Service Corps, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Army Service Corps. It explains Education needed in Army Service Corps with these items:
2)	Military Studies
3)	Material Management
4)	Logistics & Service
5)	Personnel Management
6)	Current Affairs

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Army Service Corps depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Army Service Corps:
7)	Team Work
8)	Adventurous
9)	Physical & Mental Agility
10)	Discipline
11)	Out of the box thinking
12)	Communication
13)	Leadership
14)	Sense of Pride

Positives of Army Service Corps motivate one to work hard for the same. The Talk discusses following Positives of Army Service Corps:
15)	Supreme Job
16)	Keeps You Fit
17)	Travel
18)	Facilities
19)	Promotions
20)	Immense Satisfaction

Challenges define Army Service Corps as much as the Positives of the same:
21)	Unsettled Family Life
22)	Transfers
23)	24/7 on Duty
24)	Professional Commitment
25)	Physical & Mental Balance

In the final section of the Talk, Dr Captain Aparna Singh talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
26)	Army Service Core

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Links for this Talk

Captain Dr Captain Aparna Singh's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/aparnasingh

LifePage Career Talk on Army Service Corps

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/army-service-corps

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170930-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqUaE9uy50

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