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10 U.S.C. § 7233

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Requirement of exemplary conduct
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STB/PTII/CH725
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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All commanding officers and others in authority in the Army are required—(1) to show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; (2) to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their command; (3) to guard against and suppress all dissolute and immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and regulations of the Army, all persons who are guilty of them; and (4) to take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the Army, 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. (Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726, § 3583; renumbered § 7233, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsPrior sections 7233 to 7235 were renumbered sections 8633 to 8635 of this title, respectively. Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3583 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.

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