Meet the army aunties of Beach Road's Army Market

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The Army Market, the go-to place for army supplies, is on the verge of becoming a relic of the past. The lease for shopkeepers operating at the iconic market along Beach Road in Singapore will expire end of 2015. Through The Lens features three female shopkeepers who have been hawking their wares there for decades.
Through The Lens features three female shopkeepers who have been hawking their wares there for decades, and are experts on local military apparel and paraphernalia in their own right. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

Enlisting for National Service? Every true-blue Singaporean male would know that the Army Market in Beach Road is where you must make a pit-stop first.

It is located on the second storey of the 38-year-old Golden Mile Food Centre at 505, Beach Road. Here, you can find anything from customised pouches to trekking sticks, mosquito netting, uniforms, sleeping bags, anti-leech socks, Swiss knives and even rafts.

And if you thought the army is a guy thing, think again. ST's Through The Lens zooms in on three female shopkeepers who have been hawking their wares there for decades, and are experts on local military apparel and paraphernalia.

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