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Chapter 19 - Standards of Conduct Flashcards

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Is critical to national security, global stability, and international relations

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The Air Force’s mission

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Are necessary to meet the requirements of law, safety, security, or other areas where common direction and standardization benefit the Air Force

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Directive Publications

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Air Force Publications

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  • Air Force Policy Directives
  • Air Force Instructions
  • Air Force Manuals
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Are the policy statements of the Secretary of the Air Force directing Airmen to initiate, govern, delegate, and regulate actions within specified areas of responsibility by Air Force activities

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Air Force Policy Directives (AFPD)

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Are orders of the Secretary of the Air Force, certified and approved at Headquarters Air Force (Secretariat or Air Staff) level

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Air Force Instructions (AFI)

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Are orders of the Secretary of the Air Force and are directive publications provided as extensions or alternatives to AFIs that generally instruct readers on ‘how to’ perform a task with detailed procedures, technical guidance, or support for education and training programs

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Air Force Manuals (AFMAN)

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Series numbers of publications are organized based on

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Air Force Specialty Code

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Are informational and suggest guidance that may be modified appropriately to fit existing or forecasted circumstances

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Nondirective Publications

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Are often published to provide clear and concise guidance specifically tailored to maintaining good order and discipline in the deployed setting

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General Orders

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Is defined by the Department of Defense, as the part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities; the protection of victims of international and non-international armed conflict; belligerent occupation; and the relationships between belligerent, neutral, and non-belligerent states

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Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

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Arises from civilized nations’ humanitarian desire to lessen the effects of conflicts. It protects combatants and noncombatants, including civilians, from unnecessary suffering, and provides fundamental protections for persons who fall into the hands of the enemy, particularly prisoners of war, civilians, and military wounded, sick, and shipwrecked

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Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

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All persons subject to United States law must observe ______________ obligations, as well as military personnel, civilians, and contractors authorized to accompany the U.S. Armed Forces when planning or executing operations

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Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

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Five principles govern Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

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  • Military Necessity
  • Humanity
  • Distinction
  • Proportionality
  • Honor
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Is the LOAC principle that justifies the use of all measures needed to defeat the enemy as quickly and efficiently as possible, that are not prohibited by the law of war

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Military Necessity

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Forbids the infliction of suffering, injury, or destruction unnecessary to accomplish a legitimate military purpose

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Humanity

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Imposes a requirement to distinguish (discriminate) between the military forces and the civilian population, and between unprotected and protected objects

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Distinction

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May be defined as the expectation that even where one is justified in acting, one must not act in a way that is unreasonable or excessive

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Proportionality

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Is a principle of the LOAC that requires a certain amount of fairness in offense and defense and a certain mutual respect between opposing military forces

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Honor

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Consist of four separate international treaties that aim to protect all persons taking no active part in hostilities, including members of military forces who have laid down their arms and those combatants placed out of the fight due to sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause

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The Geneva Conventions of 1949

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(1) members of the military forces of a state that is a party to a conflict, aside from certain categories of medical and religious personnel
(2) under certain conditions, members of militia or volunteer corps who are not part of the military forces of a state, but belong to a state
(3) inhabitants of an area who participate in a kind of popular uprising to defend against foreign invaders, known as a levée en masse

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Combatants

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Include certain military personnel who are members of the military forces not authorized to engage in combatant activities, such as permanent medical personnel and religious affairs personnel

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Noncombatants

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A type of non-combatants, are protected persons and may not be made the object of direct attack

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Civilians

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Are lawful combatants who have forfeited the privileges of combatant status by engaging in spying or sabotage, and private persons who have forfeited one or more of the protections of civilian status by engaging in hostilities

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Unprivileged Belligerents

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Are limited to those objects or installations that, by their own nature, location, purpose, or use, make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization in the circumstances ruling at the time, offer a definite military advantage

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Military Objectives

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Include medical units or establishments; transports of wounded and sick personnel; military and civilian hospital ships; safety zones established under the Geneva Conventions; religious, cultural, and charitable buildings; monuments; and prisoner of war camps

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Protected Objects

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Enemy military aircraft may be attacked and destroyed, unless

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In neutral airspace or territory

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Airmen who parachute from a disabled aircraft and offer no resistance may

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Not be attacked

In relation aircrew

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Airmen who resist in descent or are downed behind their own lines and who continue to fight may

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Be subject to attack

In relation aircrew

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Under LOAC, a military medical aircraft found to be in violation of established agreements

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Could be lawfully attacked and destroyed

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DoD personnel who suspect or have information which might reasonably be viewed as a violation of the LOAC committed by or against U.S. personnel, enemy personnel, or any other individual, shall

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Promptly report the violation to their immediate commander or the proper authority
(In relation to LOAC)

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Are extreme measures of coercion used to enforce LOAC by seeking to persuade an adversary to cease violations

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Reprisal

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Exist to ensure use of force in an operation occurs according to national policy goals, mission requirements, and the rule of law. They set parameters for when, where, how, why, and against whom commanders and their Airmen may use force

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Rules of Engagement

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Self-defense methods include

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  • National
  • Collective
  • Unit
  • Individual levels of action
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When time and circumstances permit, the forces committing hostile acts or hostile intent should be warned and given the opportunity to withdraw or cease threatening actions

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De-escalation

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Requires that no reasonable alternative means of redress are available

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Necessity

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U.S. Armed Forces may only use the amount of force necessary to decisively counter a hostile act or a demonstration of hostile intent, and ensure the continued safety of U.S. Armed Forces or other designated persons and property

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Proportionality

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U.S. Armed Forces can ______ and _______ a hostile force that has committed a hostile act or demonstrated a hostile intent if those forces continue to commit hostile acts or demonstrate hostile intent

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  • Pursue

- Engage

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Is a moral code designed to provide United States military personnel with a standard of conduct that all members are expected to measure up to

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The Code of Conduct

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Violations of the Code of Conduct are

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Not criminally punishable, but actions that also violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) may render the member subject to disciplinary action

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There are ____ Articles of the Code of Conduct

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Six

In relation to the Code of Conduct

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Code of Conduct training is conducted at three levels

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  • Level A—Entry Level Training
  • Level B—Training After Assumption of Duty Eligibility
  • Level C—Training Upon Assumption of Duties or Responsibilities
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Level A—Entry Level Training

Code of Conduct

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Represents the minimum level of understanding needed for all members of the U.S. Armed Forces

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Level B—Training After Assumption of Duty Eligibility

Code of Conduct

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It is the minimum level of understanding needed for service members whose military jobs, specialties, or assignments entail moderate risk of capture, such as members of ground combat units

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Level C—Training Upon Assumption of Duties or Responsibilities
(Code of Conduct)

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It is the minimum level of understanding needed for military service members whose military jobs, specialties, or assignments entail significant or high risk of capture and whose position, rank, or seniority makes them vulnerable to greater-than-average exploitation efforts by a captor

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_________________ first published the Code of Conduct for members of the U.S. Armed Forces on _________

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  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower

- 17 August 1955

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In ___________, _______________ amended the code with gender-neutral language

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  • March 1988

- President Ronald W. Reagan

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ARTICLE I

Code of Conduct

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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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ARTICLE II

Code of Conduct

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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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ARTICLE III

Code of Conduct

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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 aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy

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ARTICLE IV

Code of Conduct

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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 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

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ARTICLE V

Code of Conduct

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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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ARTICLE VI

Code of Conduct

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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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Under the UCMJ, a United States commander who shamefully surrenders to the enemy, any command or place that is his or her duty to defend, is

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subject to punishment

Commanders In relation to Article II

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Any person subject to the UCMJ who compels or attempts to compel a commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members of the Armed Forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority

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Is subject to punishment

Any person, not a commander, in relation to Article II

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Detainees should provide

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  • Name
  • Rank
  • Service number
  • Date of birth
  • Innocent circumstances leading to their detention
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Department of Defense policy recommends United States personnel stay away from topics that could inflame terrorist sensibilities, such as

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  • Their cause
  • Politics
  • Religion

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