text: Prisoners of War and Other Detainees
  determined to be an unprivileged belligerent who is not entitled to POW status or treatment nor protected
  person status under the GC. In any event, the person will be treated humanely at all times. (See Chapter 5.)
  ADDITIONAL ACTIONS UPON CAPTURE
  3-56. In addition to treating captured individuals humanely, the following actions should occur at the time
  of capture, subject to the requirements of the GPW (GPW art. 18):
  * Captured personnel are to be disarmed.
  * Following disarmament, they are to be searched for hidden weapons, identification documents,
  and items of potential intelligence value.
  * Captured enemy personnel may be segregated by rank or grade, service, gender, or nationality.
  They also may be segregated if they are deserters, civilians, or political indoctrination personnel,
  or by other categories, so long as the segregation is undertaken in a manner consistent with the
  prohibition against adverse distinction (see para. 3-35, supra).
  * Each captured person should be examined to identify if he or she requires medical treatment. A
  capture card should be completed at the earliest possible time to facilitate accountability.
  * Personal property may be removed for intelligence purposes, but should be returned as soon as
  possible. This may include sun glasses, watches, family photographs, and personal
  correspondence.
  * Captured personnel are entitled to retain the following items:
   Clothing, including protective clothing;
   Equipment for personal protection, such as helmet, body armor, and gas mask;
   Canteens and mess kits;
   Military badges of rank, nationality, service, and branch, and specialty badges; and
   Identity cards, dog tags, or similar identification items.
  SECURITY MEASURES BY CAPTURING UNIT
  3-57. The GPW does not prohibit routine security measures at the time of capture that are necessary to
  prevent the escape of a POW, concealment of identity or documents of intelligence value, or similar acts (see
  DOD Law of War Manual, 9.6). POWs may be disarmed, searched, segregated by rank, and may be ordered
  to remain silent. The capturing unit may secure the POW’s hands with handcuffs or flex cuffs and take other
  security measures to protect those responsible for the POW’s from physical or other abuse.
  EVACUATION
  3-58. As soon as possible after capture, POWs must be evacuated to camps located sufficiently distant from
  the combat zone so that they are out of danger. POWs must not be unnecessarily exposed to danger while
  awaiting evacuation from a fighting zone. A POW may be temporarily kept near the danger zone only when
  wounds or illness would make the evacuation more hazardous to the POW’s health. Furthermore, evacuation
  should always be done in a humane manner and in conditions similar to those for the forces of the detaining
  power. POWs must receive sufficient food and potable water, and necessary clothing and medical attention.
  All feasible precautions must be taken to ensure POWs safety during evacuation. If POWs cannot be
  evacuated as provided for in Part III, Section I, of the GPW, they may be released, provided that feasible
  precautions are taken to ensure their safety (GPW arts. 19, 20; see DOD Law of War Manual, 9.9.2 and
  9.9.3).
  PRISONER OF WAR PROPERTY
  3-59. When disarming prisoners at the time of capture, the capturing unit may confiscate firearms,
  ammunition, knives, bayonets, grenades, or other weapons, or any other device that may pose a threat to
  capturing force personnel, or any equipment or items that could possibly facilitate escape. Such items may
  include: flares, compasses, survival maps, or individual emergency radios. Capturing personnel may not
  confiscate items issued for personal protection, clothing, and feeding unless such an item is being impounded
  for security reasons.