What is required to instill and maintain supply discipline?

• A. Increased purchase orders.
• B. Routine adherence to CSDP procedures and conducting supply discipline training for all subordinates.
• C. Reduced inspections to zero.
• D. Issuing more authorizations to bypass procedures.

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is that supply discipline comes from consistently following established procedures and making sure everyone knows how to apply them. Routine adherence to CSDP procedures provides a standardized, repeatable process for receipt, storage, issue, and accountability. This consistency reduces opportunities for error or loss and makes performance auditable, which is the backbone of accountable property handling.

Training all subordinates in supply discipline ensures everyone understands their responsibilities, the why behind the rules, and how to handle exceptions properly. When people are well-trained, deviations become less likely and any mistakes are caught early, maintaining steady discipline across the team.

The other options don’t build that foundation. Merely increasing purchase orders doesn’t address how property is controlled and tracked. Reducing inspections to zero removes critical oversight that keeps procedures honest. Giving more authorizations to bypass procedures directly undermines control and undermines the purpose of discipline in the first place.