IAHSS BASIC OFFICER
CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to
help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________.
(Select all that apply).
Answer: help you regain control over your life (correct)coordinate your
interactions with the media (correct)
◍ Unlike a wartime situation, where the senior ranking member takes
command of all prisoners, in a hostage situation, the most capable member
must take command to ensure survivability.
Answer: False
◍ During a hole-up what is your primary concern?.
Answer: Security (correct)
◍ What are some methods to purify water? (Select all that apply).
Answer: Chemically treating water with chlorine or iodine (correct) Boiling
vigorously for at least one minute (correct) Purifying with a commercial
micro filter (correct)
◍ Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to
help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________..
Answer: -Coordinate your interactions with the media-Help you regain
control over your life
◍ When providing proof of life what information should you include? (Select
all that apply).
, Answer: Your health and welfare (correct)You and your fellow captives'
identities (correct)A verifiable date (correct)
◍ 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 a signaling site criterion? (Select all that apply.
Answer: Recovery possible from/near site (correct)Site hidden from
potential enemy observation and ground fire (correct) Sufficient materials
for signal construction (correct)
◍ Which Principles of Behavior expects you to resist adversary exploitation
despite the pervasive physical and environmental control and retained by the
captor?.
Answer: Principle III
◍ Identify elements of Article II of the Code of Conduct. (Select all that
apply).
Answer: Military members are never authorized to surrender (correct)
During military operations outside declared hostilities you may delay
contact with local authorities (correct)
◍ The 3 basic food sources during isolation are packed rations, animals and
insects, and plants.
Answer: True
◍ What evasion aid is tailored to cover an individual operational area,
combining standard navigation charts and maps with evasion and survival
information?.
Answer: Evasion chart (correct)
◍ You should limit your communication with the captor to which of the
following? (Select all that apply.
Answer: State the innocent circumstances leading to capture (correct) Ask to
be returned to U.S. control (correct) Address health and welfare concerns
(correct) Identify yourself (correct)
CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to
help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________.
(Select all that apply).
Answer: help you regain control over your life (correct)coordinate your
interactions with the media (correct)
◍ Unlike a wartime situation, where the senior ranking member takes
command of all prisoners, in a hostage situation, the most capable member
must take command to ensure survivability.
Answer: False
◍ During a hole-up what is your primary concern?.
Answer: Security (correct)
◍ What are some methods to purify water? (Select all that apply).
Answer: Chemically treating water with chlorine or iodine (correct) Boiling
vigorously for at least one minute (correct) Purifying with a commercial
micro filter (correct)
◍ Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to
help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________..
Answer: -Coordinate your interactions with the media-Help you regain
control over your life
◍ When providing proof of life what information should you include? (Select
all that apply).
, Answer: Your health and welfare (correct)You and your fellow captives'
identities (correct)A verifiable date (correct)
◍ 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 a signaling site criterion? (Select all that apply.
Answer: Recovery possible from/near site (correct)Site hidden from
potential enemy observation and ground fire (correct) Sufficient materials
for signal construction (correct)
◍ Which Principles of Behavior expects you to resist adversary exploitation
despite the pervasive physical and environmental control and retained by the
captor?.
Answer: Principle III
◍ Identify elements of Article II of the Code of Conduct. (Select all that
apply).
Answer: Military members are never authorized to surrender (correct)
During military operations outside declared hostilities you may delay
contact with local authorities (correct)
◍ The 3 basic food sources during isolation are packed rations, animals and
insects, and plants.
Answer: True
◍ What evasion aid is tailored to cover an individual operational area,
combining standard navigation charts and maps with evasion and survival
information?.
Answer: Evasion chart (correct)
◍ You should limit your communication with the captor to which of the
following? (Select all that apply.
Answer: State the innocent circumstances leading to capture (correct) Ask to
be returned to U.S. control (correct) Address health and welfare concerns
(correct) Identify yourself (correct)
