Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 10 : Section 5947


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 5947. Requirement of exemplary conduct

      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.



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