AR 525-28 Code of Conduct

Question 1

What is the publication for Code of Conduct?

Answer 1

AR 525-28

Question 2

What does AR 525-28 cover?

Answer 2

Code of Conduct, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Training

Question 3

When and by whom was the Code of Conduct signed?

Answer 3

President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 17, 1955

Question 4

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

Answer 4

They should fight, evade capture, and regain contact with friendly forces.

Question 5

What are the Six Articles of the Code of Conduct?

Answer 5

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 Soldier 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 6

What does term “fighting Soldier” in the articles refer to?

Answer 6

all soldiers

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Medical personnel and chaplains.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Geneva Convention of 1949.

Question 9

If a Soldier returns from capture what information is classified

Answer 9

Information regarding means and methods of evasion and escape.
Details of capture and imprisonment.
Release from internment or captivity.
Details of repatriation.

Question 10

How many levels of Code of Conduct are there?

Answer 10

Three; Level A, Level B and Level C.

Question 11

What does the acronym “GPW” stand for?

Answer 11

It stands for the Geneva Convention Prisoner of War Standards.

Question 12

What is the intent of the GPW?

Answer 12

to provide for the protection, health, and welfare of PWs.

Question 13

What order does the GPW describe that PWs be released in

Answer 13

Seriously sick and wounded as soon as their medical condition permits movement.
Other PWs on a first-captured-first-released basis.?

Question 14

What information are PW’s authorized by the GPW to give captors?

Answer 14

name, rank, identification number, and date of birth.

Question 15

Other than name, rank, service number, and date of birth what other things may a PW share with captors?

Answer 15

Fill out a Geneva Convention capture card.
Write letters home.
Communicate with captors on matters of health and welfare.

Question 16

What are the three ways captors have attempted to exploit American PWs in recent history?

Answer 16

Psychological pressure.
Physical mistreatment.
Medical neglect