10 U.S.C. § 7233
Requirement of exemplary conduct
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.
(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 .)