What occurs with failure to implement directed OPSEC measures?

• A. Commanders/directors will consider appropriate disciplinary action
• B. Operational failure will be pardoned
• C. There will be no consequences
• D. OPSEC training replaces disciplinary action

Answer: (A)

If directed OPSEC measures aren’t followed, accountability and enforcement come into play. OPSEC safeguards sensitive information and operations, so when someone disregards those directives, it signals a lapse in security and a risk to mission and safety. Leaders have authority to take disciplinary action to address that noncompliance, reinforce the seriousness of security requirements, and deter future violations. This is why disciplinary action by commanders is the appropriate consequence. The idea that there would be no consequences, or that failures would be pardoned, or that training could replace discipline, doesn’t align with the need to enforce security standards and maintain protective measures.