Laws Of Armed Conflict

Front 1

Why was the law of Armed Conflict Developed?

Back 1

To protect innocent victims of war--particularly civilians, prisoners of war, the wounded, sicj and shipwrecked.

Front 2

Upon release from captivity, under what body of law can a military member be prosecuted for misconduct committed while in captivity?

Back 2

Uniform Code of Military Justice

Front 3

What is a combatant?

Back 3

One who is authorized by government authority or the LOAC to engage in hostilities.

Front 4

How are captured Chaplains and medical personnel categorized--if recognized as such?

Back 4

Retained Personel

Front 5

What four categories address the fundamental rights and obligations of POWs under the Geneva Convention?

Back 5

General Protection, food, shelter and medical.

Front 6

Captivity situational awareness is defined as:

Back 6

The adaptive ability to understand yourself, the captor and the environment so that decision can be made regarding future actions correspoding to the Code of Conduct.

Front 7

Which of the following items is true?

Back 7

Situational awareness must be constantly changing and updated in order to be effective.

Front 8

What type of captivity environment ar eyou if, your physically attacked and though the guard is reprimanded it happens again the next day with no help.

Back 8

Constrained

Front 9

Your interogator seems sympathetic with you but takes no action and the attacks continue. What should you do?

Back 9

Escape as soon as possible.

Front 10

With regards to signing the document, you should:

Back 10

Continue to refuse to sign the document.

Front 11

What are some of the barriers to situational awareness?

Back 11

Complacency, Stress/Panic

Front 12

In combatting barriers to situational awareness, the ability to try another action after a failure and never giving up is an example of

Back 12

Bounce Back

Front 13

What is a Captives most important tool?

Back 13

Psychological Composure

Front 14

What best describes captivity shock?

Back 14

Disorientation or mental fog.

Front 15

once you have been exploited, the captor will maintain the eploitation process through:

Back 15

Anxiety, concessions, hostillities, and false hope.

Front 16

One of the captor's goals in the exploitation process is to move the captive beyond the point of optimal stress and into:

Back 16

a loss of composure

Front 17

What is considered the most important coping technique?

Back 17

Develop personel conviction of purpose.

Front 18

Of the seven enemies of survival, what is the normal reaction to an abnormal situation?

Back 18

Fear

Front 19

Which coping method best descirbes Bounce Back?

Back 19

Move of from the mistakes made by you and your fellow prisoners.

Front 20

The captor's attempt to make you feel safer under their control and reduce your motivation to escape is know as?

Back 20

Captivity Dependency

Front 21

What is the best method for treating burns and lacerations when there is dead tissue in the affected area?

Back 21

Remove and dead tissue as neccesary and cover with a clean bandage.

Front 22

What is the first line of treatment for a fracture, sprain, strain or dislocation?

Back 22

Imobolize the area with a splint or traction immediately.

Front 23

What is the most dangerous result of a bad case of diarrhea or dysentery?

Back 23

Dehydration

Front 24

Which symptoms are caused by lice?

Back 24

Intense itching and irritation to hairy parts of the body.

Front 25

What is one of the best treatments for constipation?

Back 25

Increase fluid intake.

Front 26

Which of the following ingredients is found in tea, coffee and chocolate?

Back 26

caffine

Front 27

Applied topically ______ can shrink or contract mucous membranes and other soft tissues.

Back 27

Tea

Front 28

What is a potent dental pain reliever?

Back 28

Oil of Clove

Front 29

What is the thick, bitter liquid called, that is derived from soaking the bark or leaves of many plants (especially oaks)?

Back 29

Tannin

Front 30

Which method will remove dead tissue from poorly healing wounds?

Back 30

Using maggots

Front 31

How is exploitation in captivity defined?
Propaganga against your country.
The final degrasation of a captive.

Back 31

The user of cpatives to advance a cpators cause.

Front 32

In what circumstances may a captive accommodate a captor's requirements to perform labor?
The labor is appropriate to the captive's rank, skills, and capabillities.
The end result is much better conditions for the captive.
The captive has no choice but to perform labor under any circumstance.

Back 32

The captive has no choice but to perform labor under any circumstance.

Front 33

Which of the following is a short-term objective of idoctrination?
To help the captive understand the captor's point of view and cultural backround.
To break down the captive's belief.
To administratively prepare captive for living in captivity.

Back 33

To break down the captive's belief.

Front 34

What is propaganda?

An outdated form of exploitation that has rarely been used since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Never conducted by hostage-takers in an unconstrained environment.

Back 34

Doctrines, ideas, arguments, facts, or allegations spread by deliberate effort using any medium.

Front 35

What would be a good response to intdoctrination?
Paying close attention to the information captors are passing to you.
Not getting involved in what the captors are sayting.
Undermining the indoctrination by joking around, commenting on the speaker, and asking a lot of questions.

Back 35

Not getting involved in what the captors are sayting.

Front 36

One of the captives in your group appears to be getting extra food, warmer clothing and other special privleges.
You should:
No longer trust him. He has gone over to the enemy.
Communicate with the rest of the group and plan to punish the captive under the UCMJ.
Keep faith with the captive and attempt to communicate with both him and the SRO about the situation.

Back 36

Keep faith with the captive and attempt to communicate with both him and the SRO about the situation.

Front 37

Which of the following are methods of coercive manipulation?
Torture, Monopoly of time, threats.
Torture, Isolation, Threats.
Torture, Reprisals, Threats.

Back 37

Torture, Isolation, Threats.

Front 38

What is the greatest pressure from coercive manipulation?
The captor skillfully applies totrture.
The captor uses force and itimidation in combination with two or more methods.
The captor maintains steady coercive pressure on the captive with no relief or break.

Back 38

The captor uses force and itimidation in combination with two or more methods.

Front 39

Captives are most likely to recieve physical abuse when being interogated.
By professional interrogators.
Upon arrival in a long-term holding facility.
During tactical interrogations or by untrained personnel.

Back 39

During tactical interrogations or by untrained personnel.

Front 40

What is a limitation of an interrogator in a constrained environment?
They usually have a poor education and little or no training.
Tehy are young and inexperienced.
They have a very short period of time to gain any useful information.

Back 40

They have a very short period of time to gain any useful information.

Front 41

What phase of interogation are you at when the captor is analyzing your backround and experience.
Selection
Research
Initial Stage

Back 41

Research

Front 42

The interrogator will use the phases of interogation to:
Gain information on the captive and plan future exploitation.
Process the captive for indoctrination.
Ensure the captive is indoctrinated into the captivity routine.

Back 42

Gain information on the captive and plan future exploitation.

Front 43

A threat of death or extreme physical punishment is an example of what method of interogation?
Shock and surprise
Fear and Despair
Threat and Resuce

Back 43

Fear and Despair

Front 44

Which of the following is true concerning the "frindly" interrogation approach?
The captor pretends to be someone other than an interogator.
Its purpose is to make you see things the captor's way.
It may be the hardest method for the captive to resist.

Back 44

It may be the hardest method for the captive to resist.

Front 45

One of the rules to follow when dealing with a non-interrogator is:
You can relax with them, they are there to help you.
Don't say anything you would not say to an interrogator.
Don't trust them and refuse anything they offer you.

Back 45

Don't say anything you would not say to an interrogator.

Front 46

Why is escape no recommended during Operations other than War?

Back 46

It could negatvively impact your legal position and claims of innocence.

Front 47

What is a consideration in planning an escape.

Back 47

To determine which escape aids and tools are needed.

Front 48

What is the USG policy for release of captives?

Back 48

Go to great lengths to secure the release of all personnel held captive.

Front 49

Except in unique hostage situations, individual captives will not

Back 49

Negotiate for their release.

Front 50

With whome should captives first speak before accepting release from constrained captivity environment?

Back 50

Senior Ranking Officer

Front 51

What would be an advantage of press/media involvement during a captivity situation.

Back 51

Keeping world attention on the captive.
Maintaining pressure on the captor.

Front 52

What is one of the more impportant thigs a captive can do during the negotation process

Back 52

Not cooperate with any of the captors demands.

Front 53

Which of the following best describes the purpose of reintegration?

Back 53

Critical straightfoward task that allows DOD to gather information while protecting the health and well-being of returned isolated personnel.