Does a legal combatant have to wear some sort of military uniform?

Question

or can one be wearing jeans and a t shirt, or a santa suit? seriously?

if yes, what defines what is acceptable military clothing?

thanks

Answer 1

Yes. But that's only for the people who actually follow the Geneva Convention Laws. Unfortunately for us, those "brave and courageous" Al Qaeda fighters wear whatever the hell they want, which is one of the reasons why you always hear about civilians being shot.
They also use hospitals, schools, mosques, and ambulances to ambush us from. Yet another violation of the Geneva Convention
Yet, according to the Libs, we are the ones breaking all the laws.......

Answer 2

Geneva Conventions requires distinctive markings. All soldiers of whatever the force is must be recognizable and they must be commanded by superiors. Maybe doesn’t have to be a standard uniform as we think of uniforms. It could be an arm band or maybe even a tattoo that is openly seen. If you dress like a civilian with no distinctive marking YOU ARE A SPY and maybe SHOT as a spy and are not protected by Geneva Conventions. Uniform is a good idea I would think.

Answer 3

It can be an Armband for example like the ones worn by the French resistance which had either the cross of Lorraine or the letters "FFL".
The Germans issued armbands for auxiliaries which read "In the Service of the German Wehrmacht" or in the case of the home guard "German Volkssturm." All of these were done to satisfy the criteria of the Geneva convention for being a protected category of legal combatant.

Answer 4

A "legal combatant" a member of the armed forces of a country.

Uniform is determined by the service you belong to.

If the Marines decide that Santa suits are their uniform and every marine wears one in official situations, then yes. But, "civilian clothing is not military uniform.

I think so.

The government/armed forces/DOD, but not a democratic vote.

Answer 5

Good answer by Jarhead. I'd also like to add, a proud Al Qaeda fighter may be of any age as well, 1, 2, 3, anything you can strap a bomb to, they do it, their own children, and ofcourse they were any thing so, so much for killing civilians right? That IS why there is so much anti-American BS out there, 'oh he or she killed that poor man.' That poor man has an weapon or a trigger, so stick up your az if you think I'm gunna have any guilt for blowing some dudes head off that is wearing a robe instead of some sort of fatigues, that is trying to kill me or my fellow troops, or even his own child.
How's that for Geneva Conventions people?

Answer 6

The Geneva Convention states that lawful combatants must wear some type of insignia when in combat and must carry arms openly.

Answer 7

No. Article 4 of the Geneva Conventions sets out these criteria: ""(a) that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; (b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance; (c) that of carrying arms openly; [and] (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war." No mention of a uniform.

Answer 8

I think the military people have settled this question by giving you fatigues to wear.

Now, I don't think they would mind if you got caught out in jeans and a tee shirt and had a set to with the enemy, you know, if they caught you unawares you couldn't say to the enemy, "excuse me while I run home and put on my fighting clothes, I'll be right back."

Then again, I could be wrong.

Answer 9

A uniform is required as well as proper forms of identification to prove you're not a brigand.

As a mimium dogtags and a arm band are acceptable in lieu of a proper uniform...

Answer 10

Uniform is by definition uniform. As long is it's consistent and identifiable, it works. I'm assuming you're referring to the Geneva Convention.