text: Chapter 8
  Bridges
  8-39. Avoid these, too, because, although they look like the easiest and fastest way across a water
  obstacle, they are also used for checkpoints and roadblocks.
  Populated Areas
  8-40. Avoid entering populated areas, though if you are being tracked by dogs, traveling near a
  populated area can throw off your scent.
  SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
  8-41. Here are some things to considered while evading:
  • Know how the locals feel about your cause. If you are compromised during the evasion, this
  information can improve your chances of survival.
  • Blend in with the natives. Knowing and following their customs and habits will aid in your
  survival during the evasion.
  • Remember that pets and livestock will compromise your situation.
  • Know local curfews. They may determine your movement in an evasion.
  DISGUISES
  8-42. The use of disguises, have been discouraged due to the belief that if captured you could possibly
  be shot as a spy for treason. That is not to far from the truth, however there are ways that you may use a
  disguise to your advantage.
  WEARING OF ENEMY UNIFORMS
  8-43. It is a violation of international law to make improper use of the uniform of the enemy. It is,
  however, permissible for military personnel isolated in hostile territory to use the enemy's uniform to assist
  in evading capture, as long as no other military operations are carried out while so attired.
  WEARING OF CIVILIAN CLOTHING
  8-44. It is a violation of international law to kill, injure, or capture the enemy by feigning civilian status.
  As with the military disguise you should avoid conducting operations that might be defined as either
  military or espionage. Even if the evader is within his legal rights to use the clothing to help him evade, he
  might, if captured, have to identify himself as an American. If partisans are aiding his evasion, then he
  could be treated as one of them and tried for acts of treason. Every Soldier must keep his ID card and blood
  chit on his person.
  PROTECTED EMBLEMS
  8-45. The only disguises unauthorized for use in escape or evasion are protected emblems such as those
  of medical, religious, or relief agencies.
  IDENTIFICATION
  8-46. According to the Geneva Convention, all Soldiers involved in armed conflict must keep control of
  his ID card and ID tag at all times.
  LOCAL CURRENCY
  8-47. Soldiers are strongly discouraged from carrying any type of payment for helpers, partisan or
  otherwise sympathetic to your cause, since this requires contact, which would compromise the team's
  status. Higher echelons control payment to partisans; teams should not be concerned with this.