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 safe guard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge.
U.S. Navy Regulations, Article 702A (original)
The CHARGE OF COMMAND Reminder HERE. Ignored by many.
The CHARGE OF COMMAND Reminder HERE. Ignored by many.
Captain Lambert,
ReplyDeleteI cannot keep up with all the things that have changed in U.S. Navy Regulations in the last number of years, but when this regulation was sited and the words were 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 safe guard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge.
As near as I can determine few of the above statements are being followed these days and this makes the above statements that were followed for my entire career be nothing but a farce. And I would expect that there are a few million past service members who would agree with what I have to say.
Could you possibly provide what that current U.S. Navy Regulation states today?
Very Respectfully,
Navyman834
http://doni.daps.dla.mil/navyregs.aspx
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Title 10 Section 5497 of US Code states, "All commanding officers and others in authority in the naval service..."
There are no rules anymore. That's why most COs are dismissed without any reason other than loss of confidence. In that way there is no way to face your accuser or fight the charge since there is nothing there and no charge.
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Thank you for your knowledge of what is going on in today’s Navy, I could have spent considerable time in chasing down the information that you provided, I find that the words in respect to, “when this regulation was sited and the words were to guard against and suppress all dissolute and immoral practices”, still reads the same as in the past. I am not a religious fanatic but I still believe that “dissolute and immoral practices” are being allowed today under the present administrations rule. There has always been a saying that you cannot legislate morality but that been bypassed as of this period.
Respectfully,
Navyman834
There is recourse. The fact that so few choose this path is an indicator that ISICs are doing the right thing.
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