Section 7233 - Requirement of exemplary conductAll 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.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.EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSPrior sections 7233 to 7235 were renumbered sections 8633 to 8635 of this title, respectively.
AMENDMENTS2018- 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.