Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8169 Policy as to Leave and Liberty
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 821 — OFFICERS IN COMMAND › § 8169
Summary
Commander must favor obedient crew's leave/liberty.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8169
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The commanding officer of a vessel shall favor the faithful and obedient in granting leave and liberty.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 594934 U.S.C. 220.R.S. 1431. The words “to exercise carefully a discrimination in” are omitted as surplusage. The words “leave and liberty” are substituted for “temporary leave of absence and liberty on shore” to conform to modern terminology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5949 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. § 8169
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102