Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE)

Survival,
Evasion,
Resistance,
and
Escape
(SERE)
Isolated
personnel
-
ANSWER-US
military,
DOD
civilians,
and
DOD
contractors
separated
from
their
unit
survival
-
ANSWER-man
vs
nature
staying
alive
in
austere
conditions
with
limited
resources
hydration
-
ANSWER-most
crucial
element
of
survival
basic
survival
skills
-
ANSWER-appraise
situation
assess
supplies
determine
injuries
and
remedy
them
prepare
for
mvt
camouflage,
concealment
and
deception
concepts
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
single
most
important
concepts
to
aid
in
survival
and
evasion
evasion
-
ANSWER-action
taken
to
avoid
capture
evasion
is
supported
by
-
ANSWER-article
2
of
the
code
of
conduct
combatant
-
ANSWER-legal
status
of
a
evader
best
times
for
travel
-
ANSWER-dawn,
dusk,
incliment
weather
not
at
night
3
barriers
to
evasion
-
ANSWER-natural,
people,
man
made
man
made
ex:
checkpoints
resistance
-
ANSWER-supported
by
article
3
of
the
code
of
conduct
must
resist
an
enemy's
attempt
to
gain
info initial
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
3
stages
of
captivity
very
intense.
Captors
are
likely
less
trained
best
time
to
escape
movement
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
3
stages
of
captivity
security
tend
to
be
more
relaxed
due
to
distractions
captors
may
be
more
skilled
permanent
camp
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
3
stages
of
captivity
long
term
facility
w/
trained
pros
best
hope
is
rescue
indoctrination
-
ANSWER-1
of
the
3
enemy
captivity
techs
convince
prisoner's
cause
in
enemy's
legitimacy
and
create
doubt
in
US
to
decrease
resistance
exploitation
-
ANSWER-1
of
the
3
enemy
captivity
techs
captors
use
POWs
for
info,
labor,
politics,
and
hostage
Ex:
induced
exhaustion,
degradation,
fear,
enforcing
trivial
demands,
and
alteration
of
punishments
and
rewards
interrogation
-
ANSWER-1
of
the
3
enemy
captivity
techs
extraction
of
info
friendly
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
forms
of
interrogation
non
threatening
atmosphere
get
POW
to
talk
in
confidence
most
successful
approach
against
US
shock
and
surprise
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
forms
of
interrogation
use
bluffs
and
guesses
to
elicit
reaction
in
POW
fear
and
despair
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
forms
of
interrogation
exploit
anxiety
with
threats
and
torture
threat
and
rescue
-
ANSWER-one
of
the
forms
of
interrogation
good
cop
bad
cop