A Little Military Inventory Question

[David Dunlop]

Thought I would toss this out there for all members with either current, or past, military experience, to see if there is a preferred situation to experience, or if it does not matter one way or the other.

You are in charge of a specific fixed equipment inventory, weapons, vehicles, tools, signals equipment for example. You have to do an inventory of your equipment. Ideally, everyone should be happy if your inventory shows you possess exactly the number of items you are supposed to be in charge of.

Now lets look at the two alternatives: you don't have enough items, or, to have two many. Is one situation worse to be in than the other, or do they both carry about the same weight of responsibility. I guess another way to look at it is if you had to be off in your inventory, would you have a preference for having too many items or not enough? Do the upper levels really care one way or the other?

David