Making of Gifts or Presents

No person in the Department of the Navy should at any time solicit contributions from other persons in the naval service or from other officers, clerks, or employees in the government service for a gift or present to persons in superior official positions; nor should any persons in such superior official positions receive any gift or present offered or presented them as a contribution from persons in government employ (including persons in the naval service) receiving a less rate of pay than themselves, nor should any person make any donation as a gift or present to any such official superiors. However, regulations do not prohibit a voluntary gift of nominal value or donation in nominal amount made on a special occasion such as marriage, illness, or retirement.

No person in the Department of the Navy should solicit subscriptions for the purpose of making a gift to a member of the immediate family of a person in a superior official position.

Lending Money and Engaging in a Trade or Business

The following are articles of U.S. Navy Regulations regarding lending money and engaging in a trade or business.

_{ARTICLE 1112.- "} No person in the naval service on active service, who makes a loan of money to another member of the armed services, shall knowingly charge, demand, or receive money or other property, constituting interest, in an amount or having a fair value in excess of eighteen percent per year simple interest. Interest on such a loan for a period other than one year shall not exceed the equivalent simple interest rate for such period. Unless authorized by his commanding officer or higher authority, no person in the naval service on active service, either for himself or as an agent for another, shall engage in trade or business on board any ship of the Navy or within any naval activity or introduce any article for purposes of trade on board any ship of the Navy or within any naval activity. The regular or systematic extension of loans for profit is within the meaning of the term "business" for purposes of this article."

ARTICLE 1111.- " No officer shall borrow money or accept deposits from, or have any pecuniary dealings with an enlisted person, except as may be required in the performance of his or her duty, and except for the sale of an item of personal property which is for sale to other persons under the same conditions of guarantee and for the same consideration, and never having been property of the government."

_{ARTICLE 1113.- "}Except as necessary during contract administration, to determine specification or other compliance, no person in the Department of the Navy, in his or her official capacity, shall endorse or express an opinion of approval or disapproval of any commercial product or process."

Possession of Weapons

Navy Regulations prohibit the possession of dangerous weapons and other devices except as indicated as follows.

ARTICLE 1159.- "Except as may be necessary to the proper performance of his duty or as may be authorized by proper authority, no person in the naval service shall:

a. Have concealed about his/her person any dangerous weapon, instrument or device; or any highly explosive article or compound.

b. Have in his/her possession any dangerous weapon, instrument, or device or any highly explosive article or compound on board any ship, craft, aircraft, or in any vehicle of the naval service or within any base, or other place under naval jurisdiction."

In reading Article 1159, you will note that "dangerous weapon, instrument, or device" is not specifically described. Local directives should describe such instruments. Local directives should also be consulted to determine what instruments may be possessed and under what circumstances.

Personal, Government, and Public Property

Articles of U.S. Navy Regulations regarding personal, government, and public property are listed as follows.

ARTICLE 1160.- "No person in the Department of the Navy shall have in his possession any property of the United States, except as may be necessary to the proper performance of duty or as may be authorized by proper authority."

_{ARTICLE 1161.- "} The clothing, arms, and accouterments which are sold or issued by the United States to any person in the naval service shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged, loaned or given away, except as may be authorized by proper authority. Persons in the naval service shall not have in their possession, without permission from proper authority, any article of wearing apparel or bedding belonging to any other person in the naval service."

Alcohol and Drugs

_{Articles of U.S.} Navy Regulations regarding alcohol and drugs are listed as follows.

ARTICLE 1162.- "Except as may be authorized by the Secretary of the Navy, the introduction, possession or use of alcoholic beverages on board any ship, craft, aircraft, or in any vehicle of the Department of the Navy is prohibited. The transportation of alcoholic liquors for personal use ashore is authorized, subject to the discretion of the officer in command or officer in charge, or higher authority, when the liquors are delivered to the custody of the officer in command or officer in charge of the ship, craft, or aircraft in sealed packages, securely packed, properly marked and in compliance with customs laws and regulations, and stored in securely locked compartments, and the transportation can be performed without undue interference with the work or duties of the ship, craft, or aircraft. Whenever alcoholic liquor is brought on board any ship, craft, or aircraft for transportation for personal use ashore, the person who brings it on board shall at that time file with the officer in command or officer in charge of the ship, craft, or aircraft, a statement of the quantity and kind of alcoholic liquor brought on board by him, together with a certification that its importation will be in compliance with customs and internal revenue laws and regulations and applicable State or local laws and laws at the place of debarkation.

The introduction, possession, and use of alcoholic beverages for personal consumption or for sale is authorized within naval activities and other places ashore under naval jurisdiction to the extent and in such manner as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe."

ARTICLE 1138.- All personnel shall endeavor to prevent and eliminate the unauthorized use of marijuana, narcotics, and other controlled substances within the naval service.

The wrongful possession, use, introduction, manufacture, distribution, and possession, manufacture, or introduction with intent to distribute, of controlled substances by persons in the naval service are offenses under Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

The term controlled substance means a drug or other substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V established by section 202 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1236), as updated and republished under the provisions of that Act."