Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

ISOPREPNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC279Annex AISOPREPA.0.3ISOPREP form (electronic)Personal Details. An authentication number and 4 personal statements are to beentered into the boxes (1 – 15 and 20 – 24) on the front part of the form. The boxes numbered16 – 19 are for use by the JPRC in the event of the individual becoming isolated.Theatre specific items may be required to be added to the additional comments box. Ablank ISOPREP is shown in figures A.1 and A.2.Authentication Number. The individual’s personal authentication number must be4 digits. Zeros are not to be used as the isolated person may need to signal his personalauthentication number using a series of torch flashes. The number should not containduplicated numbers, a sequence of more than 2 digits and should not be from the individual’sservice number, date of birth. It must be a number that the isolated personcan recall even at times of great stress. It may be used for authentication by a recoveryhelicopter crew or ground recovery team, as it is quick and unique to the individual. Anexample of authentication using the personal authentication number would be askinga question requiring the isolated person to provide the sum of 2 or more digits of thepersonal authentication number.Personal Authentication Statements. Personnel are to use declarative statements,not a set of questions and answers. The statements should include personal details thatare easy to remember, and that are not subject to change. Details of friends, relatives(not immediate family) pets, vehicles and holidays are also an option. The 4 statementsmust be in simple English so that it may be understood by foreign-speaking recoveryteams, who are unlikely to understand jargon, slang or colloquial English. Avoid referencesto dates, ages (or other information from your military records or public information)religious, political or otherwise contentious subjects. Any references to current information,such as my current car is a Ford, should be avoided as the facts may changebefore personnel can update their ISOPREP. Ensure that 4 questions and answers maybe derived from each statement. The recovery forces are usually passed only 2 of the 4statements. This is to ensure that some statements are still available for further rescueattempts.Photograph and Fingerprints. The photograph is to be a current likeness of theface. No headdress is to be worn. Digital copies are to be forwarded to the JPRC / PRCCby e-mail when requested. Faxed copied are not to be sent as they are not sufficientlyNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC