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| When was the Code Of Conduct established? |
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| 17 august 1955 under the Eisenhower Administration |
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| What Army Regulation covers the Code Of Conduct? |
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| If you were to become a prisoner of war (POW), what information would you be required to give? |
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Name, Rank
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Date of Birth |
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| Which article of the Code pertains to escape and evasion? |
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| When was the COC Amended? |
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| How many articles are in the COC? |
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| 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. |
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| What should prisoners be searched for? |
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| Hidden weapons and documents of intelligence value |
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| What is the main purpose of the Geneva Convention? |
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| It provides rules that prisoners of war must be treated humanely. Specifically forbidden are violence to life and person, cruel treatment and torture, outrages on personal dignity (in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment) |
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| What document supports the COC? |
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| Manual for Courts- Martial under Uniform Code of Military Justice |
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| What does SERE stand for? |
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| Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape |
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| What was the reason that the COC was developed? |
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| To provide a mental defense for U.S. POWs to use to resist enemy POW management practices |
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| 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. |
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| If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy. |
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| 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 me 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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