scope:

Enforceability and Scope. Rules printed in UPPERCASE ITALICS govern individual conduct and are regulatory general orders, and apply without further implementation. Penalties for their violation include the full range of statutory and regulatory sanctions, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. §§ 801-940). A failure to comply with other provisions of this instruction should be corrected by timely disciplinary or administrative action.

Purpose. Reissue regulations and guidance governing the conduct of all members of the U.S. Navy. The regulations and guidance are for the internal operation of the Department of the Navy only and create no right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law against the United States, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Navy. This instruction is a substantial revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.