Us Code § 7233 - Requirement of exemplary conduct
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§ 7233. Requirement of exemplary conduct
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 Provisions
Prior sections 7233 to 7235 were renumbered sections 8633 to 8635 of this title, respectively.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3583 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.
CHAPTER 729—MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(e)(2)(A), (f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter 349 of this title as this chapter and item 3639 as 7239.
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, §590(b)(2)(A), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 138, struck out item 3634 "Army band: may not be paid for performance outside Army post".
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §512(6), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2929, struck out item 3632 "Members of Army: forfeiture of pay during absence from duty due to disease from intemperate use of alcohol or drugs", item 3633 "Commissioned officers: forfeiture of pay when dropped from rolls", and item 3636 "Enlisted members: pay and allowances not to accrue during suspended sentence of dishonorable discharge".
1968—Pub. L. 90–235, §§6(a)(8), 7(b)(2), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 762, 763, struck out item 3631 "Dealing in quartermaster supplies prohibited", item 3635 "Enlisted members: restriction on civilian employment", and item 3637 "Enlisted members: forfeiture of right to pension by deserters".
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, §1(88), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1482, struck out item 3638.
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