10 USC 8167: Requirement of exemplary conduct
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10 USC 8167: Requirement of exemplary conduct Text contains those laws in effect on November 21, 2024
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 821-OFFICERS IN COMMAND
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§8167. Requirement of exemplary conduct

All commanding officers and others in authority in the naval service are required to show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their command; to guard against and suppress all dissolute and immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and regulations of the Navy, all persons who are guilty of them; and to take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the naval service, to promote and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372 , §5947; renumbered §8167, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
5947 34 U.S.C. 265. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §7(c), 64 Stat. 146 .

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018-Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5947 of this title as this section.


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.