SERE 100.2 JKO Verified Answers

Continuously learning about your captivity environment and the captor is known as ________________.

Situational Awareness

Limiting the amount of personal information available to others includes reducing your ______________ footprint, and personal information items not required for your operational mission such as credit cards and other identifiable items in your wallet or purse.

Social media

What are some de-escalation strategies personnel can use to discourage captor violence? (Select all the apply)

1. Be conscious of your body language 2. Maintain a low profile

Identify some posture and resistance constants of an effective resistance posture. (Select all the apply)

1. Bounce back 2. Control Emotions 3. Stall

The Evasion Plan of Action (EPA) provides recovery forces the following information should you become isolated. (Select all that apply)

1. Details the methods and procedures you intend to use to communicate with recovery forces 2. It helps them to anticipate your actions and intentions 3. You evasion intentions and key recovery information

In the event of isolation during operations other than war, the reasons to delay contact with legitimate authorities include: (Select all that apply)

1. Gain situational awareness 2. Contact friendly forces

Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________. (Select all that apply)

1. Help you regain control of your life 2. Coordinate interactions with the media

Identify elements of Article II of the Code of Conduct. (Select all that apply)

1. Military members are never authorized to surrender 2. During military operations outside declared hostilities you may delay contact with local authorities

What are the goals of using a disguise? (Select all the apply)

1. Pass initial scrutiny 2. Prevent recognition

Which evasion aids can assist you with making contact with the local population? (Select all that apply)

1. Pointee-Talkee 2. Blood Chit

What are some methods to purify water? (Select all that apply)

1. Purifying with a commercial micro filter 2. Chemically treating water with chlorine or iodine 3. Boiling vigorously for at least one minute

Selecting a signaling site and putting your signal in a suitable location is critical. A signaling site is defined as any site, based on your situation that enhances signaling efforts and the likelihood for the signal to be detected by friendly forces. What is signaling site criterion? (Select all that apply)

1. Recovery possible from/near site 2. Site hidden from potential enemy observation and ground fire 3. Sufficient materials for signal construction

What should you do during USG negotiations for your release? (Select all that apply)

1. Remain professional and avoid exploitation 2. Have faith in the USG 3. Maintain your honor and communicate your innocence

You should limit your communication with the captor to which of the following? (Select all that apply)

1. State the innocent circumstances leading to capture 2. Identify yourself 3 Address health and welfare concerns 4. Ask to be returned to U.S. control

Which of the following are criteria for selecting a shelter site?

1. Sufficient materials are available for constructing a shelter 2. The area is large enough for you and your equipment. 3. Provides natural protection from environment, hazards and threats.

Actions to take when capture is imminent include: (Select all that apply)

1. Try to retain your personal cell phone 2. Communicate your situation 3. Sanitize personal or sensitive materials 4. Leave evidence of presence at capture point.

Identify steps in building a fire?

1. Use a platform 2. Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel 3. Carefully place small, dry, kindling over the burning tinder

Which of the following are used to control bleeding? (Select all that apply)

1. Use a tourniquet 2. Apply direct pressure 3. Elevate and immobilize

When providing proof of life what information should you include? (Select all that apply)

1. Your health and welfare 2. You and your fellow captives' identities 3. A verifiable date

To which article of the Code of Conduct does the following statement refer, If 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.

Article III

To which article of the Code of Conduct does the following statement refer? When questions, 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.

Article V

What pre-deployment document requires you to provide, four personal authentication statements, full front and right side photographs, and fingerprints?

DD Form 1833 Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP)

Leaving evidence of your presence supports U.S. Government effort to locate, identify, and recover you.

True

Tactical hand-held radio transceivers, cell phones, satellite phones, and personal locator beacons (PLBs) are devices you could use for electronic communication.

True

The Code of Conduct describes your basic responsibilities and obligations from isolation to captivity resolution.

True

The three basic food sources during isolation are packed rations, animals and insects, and plants.

True

You should attempt to provide proof of life during any audio or video recording or written documents?

True

When are personnel ALWAYS authorized to escape?

When in physical or mortal danger

What evasion aid is tailored to cover an individual operational area, combining standard navigation charts and maps with evasion and survival information?

Evasion Chart

During a direct action recovery, you should pick up a weapon and assist the recovery team.

False

One way to gain acceptance from the local population after making contact is to discuss the similarities between your religions. This helps to show you are peaceful and mean no harm.

False

Resistance to exploitation is a BATTLE OF WITS with your captor?

False

The senior ranking military member should never take command of all prisoners, in all captivity situations, to ensure survivability.

False

The two types of reporting isolating events are observer-related and media reporting.

False

The Code of Conduct ____________ for military members when isolated or held against their will by entities hostile to the U.S.

describes the basic responsibilities and obligations

As part of your resistance posture you should portray _________ at all times.

Innocence

The weakened state of the captives' _____________ reduces their capacity to collectively resist adversary exploitation efforts. Acceptance of special favors also provides an opening for an adversary's future exploitation efforts against you.

Organization

Should your captors provide an opportunity to communicate using written, oral, or video means, you should:

Provide proof of life

During a hole-up what is your primary concern?

Security