Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8167 Requirement of exemplary conduct
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 821— - OFFICERS IN COMMAND › § 8167
Summary
Naval commanders and other leaders must set a strong example of good character, honor, patriotism, and respect for orders. They must watch the people under them, stop and correct immoral or disorderly behavior under Navy rules, and take action to protect morale, health, and welfare.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8167
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 594734 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 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. § 8167
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73