with information of military value, and 
that in combat areas he must Twt carry on 
his person his Letter of Credentials or any 
other items disclosing the nature of his 
security classification or other classified 
item. 
(c) The distinctive uniform and Cer¬ 
tificate of Identification prescribed by 
these regulations for Technicians are in¬ 
tended to insure, insofar as practicable, 
that they will be treated as prisoners of 
war under the Geneva Convention in the 
event of their capture by the enemy. 
(d) The protection provided Techni¬ 
cians under the American Flag entails cer¬ 
tain obligations common to all citizens of 
the United States. Therefore, Technicians 
should salute the national ensign and stand 
at attention during the playing of the na¬ 
tional anthem and at colors, in the same 
manner as prescribed for naval personnel. 
(e) In view of their noncombatant 
status, Technicians should not be assigned 
to combatant stations. However, for their 
own protection they should be assigned 
general quarters stations, and damage con- 
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trol stations on board ship, and be required 
to participate in emergency drills. 
(f) Technicians should be allowed to 
carry out the duties to which they have 
been assigned by the sponsoring Bureau or 
Office and should not be required to per¬ 
form routine naval duties which would 
interfere with their primary duties. 
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Privileges 
7. (a) A Technician is normally treated 
as a commissioned officer in such matters 
as messing, living accommodations and 
transportation unless otherwise indicated 
by the sponoring Bureau or Office. 
(b) Subject to existing contractual ar¬ 
rangements entered into between the Navy 
Department and the contractor, all courte¬ 
sies extended to Technicians must be with¬ 
out expense to the Navy Department. 
(c) They may be granted the privileges 
of Ships’ Service activities aboard ship 
and at shore stations outside the United 
States and at commissary stores outside the 
United States. Messing arrangements 
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