Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7233 Requirement of exemplary conduct
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 725— - RANK AND COMMAND › § 7233
Summary
Army commanders and leaders must set a moral example by showing virtue, honor, patriotism, and respect for the chain of command, and they must watch how people under them behave. They must stop and correct immoral conduct and take lawful action to protect the morale, health, and welfare of their officers and enlisted personnel.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7233
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Amendments
2018—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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7233
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73