§ 7233. Requirement of exemplary conduct

Statutory text

All commanding officers and others in authority in the Army 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 Army, all persons who are guilty of them; and

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

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1997
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
Pub. L. 105–85 div. A title V § 507(a)(1) · 111 Stat. 1629
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7233
Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726, § 3583
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726, § 3583
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “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”.
2018
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 808(b)(7) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7233
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3583 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3583 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) Chapter 345.— Sections 3572, 3575, 3579, 3581, and 3583 are redesignated as sections 7222, 7225, 7229, 7231, and 7233, respectively.
Effective date note
Amendment 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.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 7233 to 7235 were renumbered sections 8633 to 8635 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3583 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment 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.

Credits

1997–2018 · 2 acts

1997Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726, § 3583
2018renumbered § 7233, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.

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(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726, § 3583; renumbered § 7233, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)