Comply With the Requirements of the Codes of Conduct

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Comply With the Requirements of the Codes of
Conduct

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Condition

• Given a Survival, Evasion, Resistance or Escape
  (SERE) situation or a captivity environment.

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Standard

• Acted in accordance with the standards
  represented in Articles l through VI of the Code
  of Conduct.

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Article I

• I am an American, fighting in the forces
• Which guard my country and our way of life.
• I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
• Explanation.
• The code applies to all service members at all
  times,
• whether in active combat, in captivity, or in
  peacetime
• as a result of hostage situations and Terrorist
• activities. Members of the Armed Forces have a
  duty
• to support U.S. interests and oppose U.S. Enemies
• regardless of the circumstances.

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Article II

• I will never surrender of my own free will. If in
• command, I will never surrender the members of my
• command while they still have the means to
  resist.
• Explanation.
• Members of the Armed Forces may never surrender
  voluntarily. A
• soldiers duty is to avoid capture and return to
  friendly forces even
• When isolated, and no longer able to inflict
  casualties on the enemy
• or otherwise defend themselves. The means to
  evade is
• Considered exhausted when escape is impossible.
  The means to
• resist is considered exhausted when Further
  fighting would lead to
• the soldiers death with no significant loss to
  the enemy.

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Article III

• If I am captured, I will continue to resist by
  all means
• available. I will make every effort to escape and
  aid
• others to escape. I will accept neither parole
  nor
• special favors from the enemy.
• Explanation.
• Members of the Armed Forces must understand that
  a Captive
• situation is to be considered an extension of the
  battlefield and the
• enemy has used a variety of tactics to exploit
  prisoners of war in
• disregard of the Geneva Convention of 1949
  Relative to the Treatment
• of Prisoners of War. These efforts have included
  physical and mental
• harassment, general mistreatment and torture,
  medical neglect, and
• political indoctrination. The duty of a member of
  the Armed Forces to
• continue resistance to enemy exploitation by all
  means available Is
• not lessened by the misfortune of capture.

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Article IV

• If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith
  with my
• fellow prisoners. I will give no information or
  take part in
• any action which might be harmful to my comrades.
  If I
• am senior, I will take command. If not, I will
  obey the
• lawful orders of those appointed over me and will
  back
• them up in every way.
• Explanation.
• Officers and noncommissioned officers will
  continue to carry out their
• responsibilities and to exercise their authority
  in captivity. Informing
• on fellow prisoners of war (PWs) is forbidden.
  PWs must especially
• avoid helping the enemy to identify fellow PWs
  who have information
• that is of value to the enemy. These PWs may be
  made to suffer
• coercive interrogation because of their
  knowledge.

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Article V

• When questioned, should I become a prisoner of
  war,
• I am required to give name, rank, service number,
  and
• date of birth. I will evade answering further
  questions
• to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral
  or written
• statements disloyal to my country and its allies
  or
• harmful to their cause.
• Explanation.
• When questioned a PW is required by the Geneva
  Conventions and the Code
• of Conduct, E.O. 10631 and is permitted by the
  UCMJ to give name, rank,
• service number and date of birth. Under the
  Geneva Conventions the enemy
• has no right to try to force a PW to provide any
  additional information. However,
• it is unrealistic to expect a PW to remain
  confined for years reciting only name,
• rank, service number and date of birth. There
  are many PW camp situations in
• which certain types of conversation with the
  enemy are permitted. For example,
• a PW is allowed, but not required by the Code of
  Conduct, the UCMJ or the
• Geneva Conventions to fill out a Geneva
  Conventions capture card, to write
• letters home, and to communicate with captors on
  matters of health and welfare.

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Article VI

• I will never forget that I am an American,
  fighting for
• freedom, responsible for my actions, and
  dedicated to
• the principles which made my country free. I will
  trust in
• my God and in the United States of America.
• Explanation.
• A member of the Armed Forces remains responsible
  for personal
• actions at all times. Article VI is designed to
  assist members of the
• Armed Forces to fulfill their responsibilities
  and survive captivity with
• honor. The Code of Conduct, E.O. 10631, does not
  conflict with the
• UCMJ, and the latter continues to apply to each
  military member
• during captivity or other hostile detention.
  Soldiers, whether
• detainees or captives, can be assured the U.S.
  Government will make
• every effort to obtain their earliest release.
  Faith in ones country and
• its way of life, faith in fellow detainees or
  captives, and faith in ones
• self are critical to surviving with honor and
  resisting exploitation.

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Check on Learning

• If I am captured, I will continue to resist by
  all means
• available. I will make every effort to escape and
  aid
• others to escape. I will accept neither parole
  nor
• Special favors from the enemy.
• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV
• Article VI

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Check on Learning

• If I am captured, I will continue to resist by
  all means
• available. I will make every effort to escape and
  aid
• others to escape. I will accept neither parole
  nor
• Special favors from the enemy.
• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV
• Article VI

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Reference

• AR 350-30
• AR 350-41
• DODD 1300.7
• FM 3-05.71

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Comply With the Requirements of the Codes of
Conduct

• 331-202-1049

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