....can't speak for the other services but USAFA adapted this policy in the late 60's after it was learned that
some captive pilots were being executed in North Viet Nam as a result of saying nothing...it was understood that any statements made under duress under such circumstances were invalid and disavowable
Interesting... As I said, *my* experiences were totally different. In SERE in the early 70's (1973, to be exact), the Army had a policy which was The US Fighting Man's Code, adopted just post Korean War, which emphasized not even giving the *appearance* of cooperating with the enemy. I, of course, don't hold civilians to the standard set forth in the Code, so it doesn't apply to Ms Carroll at all, but your statement defintely caught my eye...
the infowarrior