FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 821
Policy as to leave and liberty
10 U.S.C. § 8169
Title10 — Armed Forces
Chapter821 — OFFICERS IN COMMAND
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10 U.S.C. § 8169.
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The commanding officer of a vessel shall favor the faithful and obedient in granting leave and liberty.
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History
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372, §5949; renumbered §8169, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
Editorial Notes
The words "to exercise carefully a discrimination in" are omitted as surplusage. The words "leave and liberty" are substituted for "temporary leave of absence and liberty on shore" to conform to modern terminology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5949 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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5949 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.
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