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1
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What publication covers Code of Conduct?

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AR 350-30

2
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What does SERE stand for?

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Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape

3
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What document is international law that describes treatment of Prisoners of War?

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Geneva Convention of 1949

4
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What are the three ways captors have attempted to exploit EPWs in recent history?

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  1. Psychological pressure
  2. Physical mistreatment.
  3. Medical neglect to obtain information, propaganda, or other support for their war effort
5
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What are the six articles of the Code of Conduct?

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  1. I am an American fighting man, I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
  2. I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.
  3. 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.
  4. If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor 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.
  5. 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.
  6. I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, 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.
6
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When and by whom was the Code of Conduct signed?

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 17, 1955