AR 350-30 Code of Conduct

Question 1

What regulation covers the Code of Conduct?

Answer 1

AR 350-30

Question 2

What is covered in AR 350-30?

Answer 2

Code of Conduct

Question 3

How many articles are in the Code of Conduct?

Answer 3

6

Question 4

What information are POWs allowed to give?

Answer 4

Name, rank, DOD ID number, DOB

Question 5

What international law describes treatment of POWs?

Answer 5

Geneva convention of 1949

Question 6

What should soldiers do who become isolated from their unit in the course of combat operations?

Answer 6

Continue to fight, evade capture, and regain contact with friendly forces.

Question 7

What does SERE stand for?

Answer 7

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape

Question 8

What are the 6 articles of the code of conduct?

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

How many levels of Code of Conduct are there?

Answer 9

Three; Level A, Level B and Level C.

Question 10

What specific Soldiers are given special “retained status” by the 1949 Geneva Convention including the GPW?

Answer 10

Medical personnel and chaplains

Question 11

When is the means to resist considered exhausted?

Answer 11

when further fighting would lead to the soldier’s death with no significant loss to the enemy.

Question 12

When is the means to evade considered exhausted?

Answer 12

when the continued attempt to evade would result in the death of the soldier or others.

Question 13

Why is maintaining communications between PW’s so important?

Answer 13

Communication breaks down the barrier of isolation and helps strengthen the PW’s will to resist.

Question 14

When and by whom was the Code of Conduct signed?

Answer 14

President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 17, 1955.