FM 3-19.4 - Army Electronic Publications & Forms - U.S. Army

FM 3-19.4
potable water; and appropriate clothing, shelter, and
medical attention available.
7-23. MP ensure that EPWs or CIs are not be exposed to
unnecessary danger and are protected while awaiting
evacuation.
7-24. Medical personnel determine if captives with
serious wounds or sickness should be kept in the combat
zone. Sometimes prompt evacuation would be more
dangerous to their survival than retention in the combat
zone.
7-25. Segregate. The senior officer or noncommissioned
officer in charge (NCOIC) having responsibility for
custody of the EPWs or CIs will designate how and at
what level to segregate them to ensure their security,
health, and welfare. EPWs and CIs are segregated into
the following categories:
• Officers, noncommissioned officers (NCOs),
enlisted, male, and female.
■ Deserters and those that gave up without a
fight may be further segregated for their
protection.
■ Nationality, ideologies, and recognized
ethnic groups are used for further
segregation.
• CIs and/or refugees are physically separated
from the EPWs and CIs.
• US military prisoners are physically separated
from EPWs, CIs, retained persons (RP), other
detainees (OD), and refugees.
7-26. MP do not use coercion of any kind to obtain any
information from the captives. This includes basic
information, such as name, rank, service number, and
date of birth, which they are required to provide under
the Geneva Conventions. Coercion or inhumane
treatment of any EPW, CI, RP is prohibited and is not
justified by the stress of combat or with deep
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