Article III of the Code of Conduct.

Abstract

Article III of the Code of Conduct was promulgated by Executive Order over eighteen years ago. DOD implementing instructions are nine years old. Both are considered moral law for all military personnel but appear to be too idealistic in their approach. Discussions with eight recently released Air Force Prisoners of War (PWs) attending Class 54, Armed Forces Staff College, validated this hypothesis and further emphasized that interpretation of Article III should be a function of the PW situation. It is recommended that Article III be modified, that implementing instructions be revised to agree with the changes, that policy be established delegating authority for interpretation to the legitimate PW command structure, and that a Defense Advisory Committee be formed to review the entire code. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1973
Accession Number
ADA120220

Entities

People

  • John O. Sommercamp

Organizations

  • Joint Forces Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Instructional Materials
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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