text: Planning for Personnel Recovery
  personnel. For both aviators and ground forces, the personnel recovery part of the unit SOP and the content
  of the particular execution document give necessary information.
  3-38. Before executing a mission, units sometimes prepare an evasion plan of action to establish how an
  individual or group intends to evade capture in case they become isolated. It is a bottom-up information
  document that units prepare in advance to inform the chain of command how isolated persons intend to
  behave. Aviators, special operations forces, ground convoy leadership, and small teams working in remote
  locations and combat outposts should prepare evasion plans of action. Units preparing evasion plans of
  action refer to the current air tasking order and accompanying special instructions for aviation personnel.
  The personnel recovery section of the unit SOP and the current OPORD or FRAGORD also give necessary
  information. Commanders adjust the content of the evasion plan of action, depending on the situation. The
  theater commander may dictate specific requirements. An evasion plan of action typically includes the
  categories of information in table 3-8.
  Table 3-8. Sample evasion plan of action categories
  Categories of Information Examples
  Identification. • Name, rank, social security number or Service number, and duty position of
  unit members.
  • Mission number, unit, date, and aircraft, vehicle, or convoy call sign or
  identifier.
  Planned route of travel • Direction of travel, route points, distance, and heading.
  and waypoints. • Evasion plans for each part of the journey or activity.
  Immediate evasion • Actions for hiding near the aircraft or vehicle.
  actions to take for the • Rally points.
  first 48 hours if uninjured. • Travel plans, including distance, pace, and time.
  • Intended actions and length of stay at initial hiding location.
  Immediate evasion • Hiding intentions.
  actions to take if injured. • Evasion intentions.
  • Travel intentions.
  • Intended actions at hiding locations.
  Extended evasion actions • Destination (such as recovery area, mountain range, coast, border, or
  to take after 48 hours. friendly forces location).
  • Travel routes, plans, and techniques (either written or drawn).
  • Actions and intentions at potential contact or recovery locations.
  • Recovery contact point signals, signs, and procedures (written or drawn).
  • Back-up plans, if any, for the above.
  Communications and • Duress word, number, color, or letter of the day, month, or quarter, or other
  authentication. current authentication codes.
  • Available communications and signaling devices—type and quantity of
  radios; programmed frequencies; encryption code; quantity of batteries;
  type and quantity of flares, beacons, mirrors, strobe lights; other.
  • Primary communication schedule, procedures, and frequencies (initial and
  extended contact procedures).
  • Backup communication schedule, procedures, and frequencies.
  Other useful information. • Survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (known as SERE) training
  Supplementary previously completed.
  information includes • Weapons and ammunition. List of signaling, survival, and evasion kit items.
  anything contributing to • Mission evasion preparation checklist.
  the location and recovery
  of isolated persons. • Clothing, shoe size, and resupply items.
  • Signature of reviewing official.