Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§9233 Requirement of exemplary conduct
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 925— - RANK AND COMMAND › § 9233
Summary
Air and Space Force commanders and other leaders must set a strong example of honor, patriotism, and respect for authority, watch those under their command, stop and correct immoral or rule‑breaking behavior under service rules, and take lawful steps to protect the morale, health, and welfare of the people they lead.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9233
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All commanding officers and others in authority in the Air Force and in the Space Force 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 Air Force or the Space Force, respectively, all persons who are guilty of them; and
(4)to take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the Air Force or the Space Force, respectively, 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
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(c)(7)(A), inserted “and in the Space Force” after “the Air Force” in introductory provisions. Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(c)(7)(B), inserted “or the Space Force, respectively” after “the Air Force”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8583 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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9233
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73