10 U.S.C. § 7233
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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.