### Question
How is the "recovered person" defined?


### Answer
The term **recovered person** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 1056a* as follows -

> an individual who is returned alive from separation (whether as an individual or a group) while participating in or in association with a United States-sponsored military activity or mission in which the individual was detained in isolation or held in captivity by a hostile entity

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1056a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 53-MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS**

