U.S. military Code of Conduct

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The U.S. military Code of Conduct is a set of ethical and behavioral guidelines that prescribe the obligations, resistance, and conduct expected of U.S. service members, particularly when captured as prisoners of war.

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U.S. military Code of Conduct canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military doctrine ⓘ
ethical guideline ⓘ
military code ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. service members ⓘ
members of the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
category U.S. military ethics ⓘ
U.S. military law ⓘ
codes of conduct ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
emphasizes commitment ⓘ
courage ⓘ
duty to continue resisting enemy exploitation ⓘ
duty to escape and aid others to escape ⓘ
duty to evade capture when possible ⓘ
duty to give only minimal information to captors ⓘ
duty to maintain faith with fellow prisoners ⓘ
honor ⓘ
loyalty to the United States ⓘ
obedience to lawful orders ⓘ
personal responsibility ⓘ
hasPart Article I ⓘ
Article II ⓘ
Article III ⓘ
Article IV ⓘ
Article V ⓘ
Article VI ⓘ
language English ⓘ
primaryFocus conduct of U.S. service members when captured ⓘ
ethical obligations of U.S. service members ⓘ
prisoner of war behavior ⓘ
resistance to enemy exploitation ⓘ
purpose to guide the behavior of U.S. service members in combat and captivity ⓘ
to preserve honor and integrity of U.S. service members ⓘ
to prevent giving aid and comfort to the enemy ⓘ
to strengthen resistance to enemy coercion ⓘ
regulates collaboration with the enemy ⓘ
communication with captors ⓘ
conduct of prisoners of war ⓘ
resistance to interrogation ⓘ
relatedTo Geneva Conventions ⓘ
Law of Armed Conflict ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
scope all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
usedBy U.S. Air Force ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army

U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ
U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy

U.S. Space Force ⓘ
usedIn survival, evasion, resistance, and escape training ⓘ

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United States prisoners of war → regulatedBy → U.S. military Code of Conduct ⓘ