{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8167","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8167","heading":"Requirement of exemplary conduct","body":"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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 821—OFFICERS IN COMMAND"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"cc3866439622244404f422e72f255db4aaca909f20bd99a69c158b163c2fa233","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8166","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}