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Do you get to customize your gun in the army?
Soldiers operate weapon systems. They are not allowed to pick and customise the weapon systems that make them feel good about being soldiers. They carry the weapon system that their unit wants to have in place and ready to be operated. The soldier is there to serve their weapon, not vice versa.
What is the difference between perfidy and ruses of war?
Ruses of war are acts intended to mislead an adversary or induce him to act recklessly but they infringe no rule of international humanitarian law and are not perfidious because they do not invite the confidence of an adversary with respect to protection under that law. …
Is pillage a war crime?
But what is the definition of pillage? According to guidelines used by the International Criminal Court (ICC), pillage occurs when a perpetrator takes property from the legitimate owner for his or her private or personal use, without consent, in an armed conflict. Essentially, pillage is theft under the cover of war.
What happens when you take military items in a war?
Taking military items (firearms, ammunition, grenades, etc.) is done to keep enemy soldiers or civilians from obtaining them. Depending on the rules in effect, these may be turned over to commanders to be destroyed or in some cases kept as war trophies. Taking things that have intelligence value (maps, radios,…
Is it a war crime to take the body of an enemy?
Taking personal effects of enemy dead is generally looked down upon and is also generally considered a war crime. One of my uncles served in WW2 on the western front. When I’d visit my cousins as kids, sometimes they’d go into the attic and we’d look at the souvenirs he brought home.
Can a military officer keep a war souvenir?
If the officer determines that the object may be appropriately retained as a war souvenir, the object shall be turned over to the member who requested the right to retain it. The only weapons that may be retained are those in categories to be agreed upon jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Do soldiers loot the dead for their personal items?
Contrary to usual perception, soldiers do not loot the dead for their personal items, money or other valuables. They loot the dead for ammunition, weapons, explosives, food and gear.