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Supply & Property

Hand receipts, sensitive item inventories, command supply discipline, and what to do when something is lost or damaged.

The Command Supply Discipline Program

CSDP is the commander's program for making sure supply policy is actually followed, and it runs on standardized checklists and scheduled evaluations of subordinate units.

What are the two primary supply publications a unit works from?

AR 710-2, Supply Policy Below the National Level, is the policy. DA PAM 710-2-1, Using Unit Supply System, Manual Procedures, carries the procedures that implement it. Property accountability and financial liability are in AR 735-5.

What is the Command Supply Discipline Program?

The Command Supply Discipline Program, or CSDP, is the commander's program for enforcing supply discipline. It is not a new set of rules. It is a compilation of existing regulatory requirements pulled together into checklists that commanders and staff use to evaluate supply operations at every level, identify shortfalls, and fix them. AR 710-2 establishes it.

Who is responsible for the Command Supply Discipline Program in a company?

The commander. The supply sergeant runs the day to day supply operation and maintains the records, but the CSDP is a command program and the commander owns it. First line leaders enforce it by conducting the inventories and sub-hand receipt checks they are required to conduct.

Brigade Support Battalion

ATP 4-90 covers the organization and employment of the brigade support battalion: how it is structured, how it supports a brigade combat team, and how the brigade support area is run. The January 2026 edition supersedes the June 2020 version. It is the working reference for BSB staffs and for maneuver planners who need to understand their support.

Munitions Operations

ATP 4-35 covers ammunition support operations: how munitions are requested, stored, distributed, and accounted for in theater. It is the reference for ammunition supply points and unit ammunition handling. The January 2023 edition supersedes the September 2014 version and shortened the title to Munitions Operations.

Secondary Item Policy and Retail Level Management

AR 710-2 is the Army's secondary item and retail-level supply management policy: supply support activity operations, requisitioning and reconciliation, stockage determination, and shop and bench stock. The 1 July 2024 major revision retitled it from Supply Policy Below National Level and moved property accountability, hand receipts, and using-unit supply operations out to AR 710-4. Its procedural companion is DA PAM 710-2-2.

Sustainment Operations

FM 4-0 is the Army's manual for planning and executing sustainment operations at echelon. It carries the detail behind ADP 4-0: how sustainment units are organized, how support is planned, and how the force is sustained through large-scale combat. The March 2026 edition is one of the newest publications in the Army's doctrine library.

Equipment Receipt

The weapons card or equipment card exchanged at the arms room or supply room when an individual signs out a weapon or item for temporary use.

Request for Issue or Turn-In

The single-line request document used to order or turn in one item, commonly used for expendable and durable supply transactions.

How GCSS-Army fits in

GCSS-Army is the single enterprise system that carries the property book, unit supply, maintenance, and the funding behind them. It replaced the separate legacy systems units used to run side by side.

AA&E

Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives

AAR

After Action Review

ASL

Authorized Stockage List

CIF

Central Issue Facility

CSDP

Command Supply Discipline Program

DODIC

Department of Defense Identification Code

DX

Direct Exchange

FLIPL

Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss

FMC

Fully Mission Capable

GCSS-Army

Global Combat Support System-Army

HR

Hand Receipt

LIN

Line Item Number

LOGPAC

Logistics Package

LOGSTAT

Logistics Status Report

MILSTRIP

Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures

MRE

Meal, Ready to Eat

NMC

Not Mission Capable

NMCM

Not Mission Capable Maintenance

NMCS

Not Mission Capable Supply

NSN

National Stock Number

OCIE

Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment

PBO

Property Book Officer

PLL

Prescribed Load List

PMCS

Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

SHR

Sub Hand Receipt

SSA

Supply Support Activity

TAMMS

The Army Maintenance Management System

UMO

Unit Movement Officer

How much can a Soldier be held financially liable for under a FLIPL?

For a loss caused by simple negligence, liability is normally limited to one month of the Soldier's basic pay at the time of the loss, or the actual value of the property, whichever is less. Willful misconduct or gross negligence can make the Soldier liable for the full value. Specific exceptions are listed in AR 735-5.

What are the five types of responsibility for Army property?

Command responsibility, supervisory responsibility, direct responsibility, custodial responsibility, and personal responsibility. Command responsibility belongs to the commander and cannot be delegated. Direct responsibility belongs to the person who signed for and has physical possession. Personal responsibility belongs to whoever has the item in hand at the moment.

What determines whether an item is expendable, durable, or nonexpendable?

The accounting requirements code assigned to the national stock number in the Army master data. Code X is expendable, code D is durable, and code N is nonexpendable. You look it up rather than judging by price or appearance.

What do you do the moment you discover a sensitive item is missing?

Stop, secure the area, and report it immediately through the chain of command. Do not wait to search on your own or resolve it quietly. Recount and search under supervision, notify the commander, and follow the unit's serious incident reporting procedures. Adjustment of the property record follows AR 735-5 once the loss is confirmed.

What is a FLIPL and what form starts it?

A financial liability investigation of property loss. It is the formal investigation used when government property is lost, damaged, or destroyed and the loss cannot be settled by other means. It is initiated on DD Form 200, Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss, and it is governed by AR 735-5.

What is a hand receipt and what form is used?

A hand receipt is a document that transfers direct responsibility for property from one person to another and records who physically holds it. DA Form 2062, Hand Receipt or Annex Number, is the form. Signing it means you are accountable for that property and for its condition.

What is a sensitive item, and why is it inventoried differently?

A sensitive item is property that requires a high degree of protection and control because of its potential for harm or its attractiveness for theft. Weapons, ammunition, explosives, night vision devices, communications security equipment, and controlled drugs are typical examples. They are counted by serial number on a recurring basis, and a missing sensitive item is reported immediately rather than at the next inventory.

What is DA Form 3749?

The Equipment Receipt, commonly called the weapons card. It is issued to a Soldier and exchanged at the arms room for an individually assigned weapon or piece of equipment. It documents who has the item at any given moment and is turned back in when the item is returned.

What is the difference between a hand receipt and a sub-hand receipt?

The primary hand receipt holder signs for property directly from the property book officer. A sub-hand receipt is the further issue of that property from the primary hand receipt holder down to a subordinate leader or user. Both use DA Form 2062. Sub-hand receipting pushes direct responsibility down to the person who actually has the item; it does not remove the primary hand receipt holder's responsibility.

What is the difference between accountability and responsibility?

Accountability is the obligation to keep records showing what property exists, where it is, and what condition it is in. It is a records function that runs through the property book officer. Responsibility is the obligation of an individual to care for and safeguard property in their possession or under their supervision. A commander can be responsible for property that a property book officer is accountable for.

What is the difference between expendable, durable, and nonexpendable property?

Expendable property is consumed in use and is not accounted for after it is issued, such as cleaning supplies and batteries. Durable property is not consumed in use and does not go on the property book, but it does require hand receipt control, such as hand tools. Nonexpendable property retains its identity, requires formal property book accountability, and is hand receipted down to the user, such as weapons, vehicles, and radios.

What must an investigating officer establish before recommending financial liability?

Four things. That the person had responsibility for the property. That the person was culpable, meaning they acted with simple negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. That the negligence or misconduct was the proximate cause of the loss. And the actual amount of the loss. If any one of the four is missing, liability cannot be recommended.

What rights does a Soldier have when named as respondent in a FLIPL?

The Soldier must be notified in writing of the recommendation and the basis for it, has the right to review the investigation file, may consult with legal counsel, and may submit a rebuttal for the approving authority to consider before a final decision. A Soldier found liable may also request reconsideration on the grounds AR 735-5 allows.

Which inventories does AR 710-2 require of a unit?

A joint inventory when the primary hand receipt holder changes, which is a one hundred percent inventory conducted by the incoming and outgoing holders together. A cyclic or annual inventory of property book items. A recurring inventory of sensitive items. Weapons and ammunition are inventoried under AR 190-11, which is more demanding, and commanders routinely direct more frequent counts than the minimum.