CODE OF CONDuer I II

III IV
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FOil: MEMBERS or THE ARMEl> FORCES 01' 1116
UNITED STATES.
I AM AN AMERICAN FIGHTING MAN. I SERVE IN
THE FORCES WH10i GUARD MY COUl'o"T1l.T AND
OUR WAY Of lJfE. I AM f'R£J',4,RED TO CIVE MY
LIFE IN THEIR DEf'[NS£.
I ",'U NEVER SUllRENDER OF loll' OWN FREe
WILL If DI COM.-.rAND I WlU NEVER Sl!J.R£N.
DO MY MEN WHIl,£ THU STIll. lUVE THE
MEANS TO R£.SlSl.
IF J AM CAPTURED J WIll. CONTINUE TO RESIST
BT AU MEANS AVAJUBlL I WIlL MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO ESCAI'£ AND liD OTHW TO E$CAl'E.
I Will ACCEPT NElTHEIl; 'AIIOLE NOlI. SPECIAL
FAVORS FROM THE f.NEMT.
IF I BECOME A PRlSO;.;EJ: OF WAR, r WIU. KEEP
FAITH WITII MY FEUOW ,RJSONEltS. I WILL
GIVE NO INfORMATION OR TAKE PAlT IN ANY
ACTIOS "llfCH MICHT BE HARMF'Vl TO MY COM.
RADES. IF I AM SENIOR. I WIll TUE CO~M4."O.
IF NOT I WIll OBEY THE U Wl'UL OJl.OEltS Of'
THOSE APPOlHTEO DVEIl ME AND WILL IlACJC
THEM UP IN EVERY WAf.
WHEN QUESTlONEJ). SHOULD I BECOME A PJl.IS­
ONEIl. OF WAil, I AM BOUNOTO ClVEONLf NAME,
RANX, SEll.Vlct NUMBSK AND DATE OF BIRTH. I
WIll EVADE ANSwatlNC FUltTtIER QUESTIONS
TO TKE UTMOST OF MY ABIUTY. I WILL MAKE
NO ORAl OR WRI1TtN STATEM£NfS DISLOYAl
roMT~f~DmAW~OIl~~
ro THFJJl CAUSE..
I WIll. NEVER FORCET THAT I AM AN AMERICAN
FIGHTING MAN, RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS,
AND OElIICAT£I) TO THE I'1l.INCIPW WHICH
MAD€ MY COlHn.Y FREE. I Will TRUST IN MY
COO AND IN TIft l.mED STATES Of AMERICA.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERJoU.

AI< an Indimllal, ....."",her of !.he InfMminc or ,. other aetion 100 !.he
Armed F _ 11\A1 IlCVCf" YOlllDtarily .~ de.tri~~ 01 • lelIo... p "er wdcIpIelIbie .nd
doer hlmHlt. When iIolal.fd and be ...... no • expre!llJv forbidde.rL J'rison.ero 01 "'ar In...-t
101\&(0' ;nnirt OUual~_ 011 the Cf>(!mT, i~;'
h .. .~oid beI~i"ll the. _ , . Identify fe.llow p .....
dUly 1.0 6Y1Odol "'plu", and . . . tI.,. - .... t one" who m.y h&Vfl t"""'''''''ile. 01 I*'"tieulu
friendly 16I"IIS.
The rapomlbOlily and authority 0/. ..
mmmand« ""...... utendi to 1be ..,rnndo:r 01
v"ue to U>e e.""''''T. and ....,. there.tOI'8 be
made 100 BUlI"er OIlOer"IU ;nterrop.llom.
SlJ'Oll& ~ip ill _ntial to ditd­
hill _mand 1.0 u.. enemy """lie it hao po...er
pline. Wit'-'t di$Cipline.. r&mp o"Pni...
k> .l:\io4 0<" .,..&de. WheIl. ioolroted, eut 0« or
sulTOUnded, .. untt ... ,,", continue '" fi5ht until
t!oll. remotance ..nd uen ... ,.,,1.........y be
i1n-'lM. Pe-uo hyp-' camp ."ita­
...ue"ed, or able to l"I!joi.A friendly 10'_. by tion, .. nd ell 01 ek and ... oulldrd ~ impera­
br-eaklns OUI or b7 .... adi ... the _ y . li.. e. 0fIi and IlO<>COmm-"'1M!d lllli~
01""' United Stald.ut ooot;....a toO......,. OUt
,Mil- raporwibilitieo and uerciloa Lbor autbc:N'­
it.. llI'-qurnt to capture. The _lor 11M
omcer or 1>00...... miooionfll ofl\oef' .;t!>in the.
pri8o".". 01 .ar camp or srouP 01 p...... 'len
.ilI "'ome command a«or'di"ll toO ..nIl ell"
pre.ce:lence) .itbout reprd to M ire. Th~
nsponslbility and _ .. lability y llO~ be
r'·ade<!. If the. .....;or ollice.r llr llOnOll......iI­
aiollfld officer Os i"ca~il.ted llr onable to..,t
fll!" .1lY ruson, rom.... l>d will be _Mrd by
the. nut """lor. If thr fOre.cllinc ll"Pni...
!.ion callDOt be rtfecl.ed...n ll....,u..tlon 01
e.Ieeted rep.t!leot.U..... u pro.. tded fll' in
Aniet. ~I Oe-""'·. Co",·e.nlion aelali"a
to Treelme.Ilt of J'ri$Clnet$ llf W... Or a OIl..e-U
orp.ni..tilln, llr both. "'ill be'llrn>e.d.
When '1"""lillno:d, .. p ........ llf ..... is The provillicHwo er d>ll Ucifornl Code. of
req .. t~ by the c.."ev.. Cc>nvwlion .nd prr­ Mitiwy JI.lSIIce. wbro. . . . .ppropriate-, ..,...
... llle-<'I by Ibi. Code. to d*1oIo:' biiF ""mI', rtnk. lin .... to .pp1y to rDe'fI,brn 011&e Anne.d .'lllftlO
.er..ioe number ...0 date. 01 birth. A priaoMr ...hile prienMfS ot .... Upon rep-.triIo\ion,
01 .......... aboo """, onicate ..-iUl the. e~e-m .. the rondue.t of pril<>ne.n "'i11 be ~ ...miMd ...
braltb llr .....If....... i. to tbe cireuMlUoneea 01 oa~ure .nd Lh....\&h
"'lII'reli"ll: bil llldlvld
p ........ of . . . and, .""'n .pprol>rUte, On
ft)uti"" matlcnol""mp adm;niH,..tion. (hal
lhe pooriod ot dele.nlioa ""th due rqant for
lbe rigbu 01 the. individual .nd OIlnlide.r&lion
Or .ritUln ronfaasions (rue or f...., quall.ion­ fll" the eondlt.... of eaptivit7.
A ... e-mbe.r ot the AnMd Fon>eI "'bo
,.<Ida
n..i..... pe..-.onaI hiI!Wry sl"lIe"",nta, propa­
l"eOllrdinp and broadeaou, appeaIo to
lit"'" I............. of war, .oicnat"t'l!II (ll pu.oe O'
betr>rnooI a priIone.r of .... r hall • OIlntlnuinc
oblip.l:illn to .... main klyal to his country, his
Se,.,,;.,., .. nd hill onlt.
I".rend~•• PPHh, _II m\i<:ilma 0. ""y otM'
otal Or wr;l.(e.n COnlm"ni~illn on brhalf of The life- 01 • prWolWT "" . . . . "'""'.
lbe enemy .... mtlcal or b.armlul to lhe U'nikd lie- mUll. never Ii" up bope. lie In,"" rftoiR
S1&I-. ,.. "Iteo, tM Arme.d Fo..... or otM' .....,my indoe.tril>atlo... Prl.oMn of "'''r wbo
p.~....n ..... fll.bidden. • ......0 firm and ulii.e.d ,...Inn ltoe enemy will
wIt a ..illl.atilln of tb~ Ge.neva Conve-ll­ aid one .nother in lu.>'l ..lna: thill ll~.
tion to pl&oe • prilonrr of ",..t nnde.-r phy$ical
O' mental 1OrW.", Or ""y otlla 10.... III _ ­
cion to Meore fro", him illfo......tillo of arJy
kmd. It, bo.ev~r,. pri8o"". ill subje.etrd to
.uch lre..tment, he ",ill rnde.av.... I.u avoid by
e..try IO....1lJI the dilrlllMure of an,. 'nformation.
ll. the makin, 01 any Iiale.m,,,,t or lhe p"'­
lormaneeof ."7 adilln h.rmful to the.lnUreau
of lhe- U'nltrd StaIU or ib .1Iies o. whieh "'1Il
provide aid Or romfoU to lhe. e-"""'7.
Undu Common'-t Bille . -.....tillna \0
the Ge.nev. Convenlilln, lhe. .it!ni..g of • OIln,
1_llln 0. tbe lII.tine of • ltatement by •
priaoMr iIo likelv to be lI8td tll ""nviet him ...
• ....r e.lml..... ·"nde-. \he I.... of hil ""pto",.
Thill convietion h... the- e-fl'e-d or removlnl blm
'ro'" \h. p.ison.. of ... t wIalul .. nd .."""rellnl"
10 thi~ Communill Bloe device de."yh>1 him
.. ny protrctlon und.. term. of Ihe Gene.v.
Couve-ntilln .nd .... pal.taU"" u"til • prislln
"ntlnOll I.. "".vrd.