He must lead his men by example and personal actions. An officer must, therefore, set the standard for personal bravery and leadership. An officer will never execute an order which he regards to be ethically wrong and he will report all such orders, policies or actions to appropriate authorities. No officer will willfully conceal any act of his superiors, subordinates or peers that violates his sense of ethics. No officer will punish, allow the punishment of, or an any way discriminate against a subordinate or peer for telling the truth about any matter.
All officers are responsible for the actions of all their brother officers.
It is interesting to note that some have adopted this code. It doesn't state that it is the Army standard, but I bet neither the students, nor the casual reader would know that. Every officer holds a special position of moral trust and responsibility. No officer will ever violate that trust or avoid his responsibility for any of his actions regardless of the personal cost. An officer is first and foremost a leader of men.