(1) –
(a) The standard required for the maintenance of “Very Good Conduct is not the same as that for an award of “V.G.” character, but is a higher and more exacting one. To maintain the standard a sailor must have conducted himself with sobriety, diligence and attention.
(b) “Very Good” conduct is not governed by a sailor’s character as assessed on his service certificate, except as in clause (c) of sub-regulation 2) and, subject to the provisions of the following rules, the latter part of a year for which a character lower than “V.G.” has been awarded may be regarded by the Commanding Officer as a period of “Very Good” conduct.
(2) A break in continuity of “Very Good” conduct is obligatory under the circumstances stated below:
(a) When a sailor is punished by warrant or receives a sentence by court-martial, which is at least the equivalent of a warrant punishment. The mere fact of conviction shall constitute a break in the continuity of “Very Good” conduct, regardless of the fact that a sentence is suspended before committal and subsequently remitted partially or wholly. If however a sentence is proved to be wholly unjustified and is quashed, break in the continuity of “Very Good” conduct shall not be obligatory.
(b) When a discretionary character lower than “V.G.” is awarded advisedly as a consequence of a number of minor offences, none of which of itself necessitated a break in continuity of “Very Good” conduct.
(c) When a badge is intentionally not awarded when due or after the period of deferment.
(d) When restoration of a badge has been intentionally delayed.
(e) When on conviction by the civil authority any of the naval penalties, other than forfeiture of pay and time and stoppage of leave, are awarded.
(3) In addition, a break in “Very Good” conduct may be imposed as a separate naval penalty.
Further, it is within the discretion of the Commanding Officer to regard any reprehensible act, for example a repeated contraction of venereal disease, any particular naval offence or a series of minor offences as breaking the continuity of “Very Good” conduct, even though a character assessment below ‘V.G’ is not involved. A break shall not be awarded as a punishment or as a substitute, but it may accompany any punishment if the commanding Officer considers that the circumstances justify such a course.
(4) When a break in continuity of “Very Good” conduct is obligatory under sub-regulation (2) the break need not be specially recorded on the sailor’s Record of Offences Sheet because it will be obvious why it has been incurred but in all other circumstances the break shall be recorded in the “Remarks’ column of the Sailor’s Record of Offences Sheet, and not in the “Punishment Awarded” column.
(5) The date on which “Very Good” conduct is broken and the reasons thereof shall be intimated to the Captain, Naval Barracks (Drafting Office) by issue of a Genform immediately on occurrence.
(6) (a) The date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct after a break in its continuity shall be recorded in the appropriate column of the sailor’s Recommendation for Advancement and Conduct Record Sheet. The date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct shall in all cases be inserted in red Ink.
(b) If a sailor is transferred to another ship while in prison or detention or in the second class for conduct, the date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct will not be known and the word “not V.G.” shall be inserted in the appropriate column of his Recommendation for Advancement and Conduct Record Sheet.
© When a sailor joins from another ship, “V.G.” time for badge purposes shall be reckoned from the date entered on the Recommendation foe advancement and Conduct Record Sheet.
(7) When a break has been incurred: -
(a) under clause (2) (a) “Very Good” conduct shall disrating, deprivation recommence on the day after of Good Conduct Badges the date of sentence or and of good conduct Medal, warrant subject to the and the like.) following exceptions.
(ii) In the case of sailors “Very Good” conduct shall recommence on the committed to cells, day after release from such cells, detention or prison, detention or prison, but see sub-clause(iv).
(iii) When a sentence of The date of recommencement of cells, detention or “Very Good” imprisonment is conduct shall be antedated by the Postponed under secti- number of days of postponement.
-on 151(2), Navy Act,
1957.
(iv) When a sentence of “Very Good” conduct shall recommence on the cells, detention or following day, but would again be broken if imprisonment is sus- sentences were subsequently enforced on pended. account of further misconduct.
(b) Under clause (2) (b) The date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct shall be the day following the date of the discretionary character assessment (usually 1st January) © Under clause(2) ©:
(i) Good Conduct Badge The date of recommencement of “Very Good” not awarded when due. Conduct is the day after the sailor completed the necessary period of service with “Very Good” conduct to qualify for consideration for the award.
(ii) Good Conduct Badge The date of recommencement of “Very Good” is not awarded even conduct is the day after the sailor after the period of completed the necessary period of service deferment. With “Very Good” conduct to qualify for consideration for award of the badge in the first place.
(d) Under clause (2)(d) The date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct is the after the sailor Completed the necessary period of service With “Very Good” conduct to qualify for The restoration of the badge in the first Place.
(e) Under clause (2) “Very Good” conduct shall recommence on the (e), otherwise as day after the date on which the offence was a Naval Penalty. Found proved against the sailor, unless a sentence of imprisonment (or detention in a Reformatory Jail) is awarded, in which case The date of recommencement of “Very Good” Conduct shall be the day after release. When A sailor forfeits time and pay for the continuity of “Very Good” conduct is not Involved as a naval penalty, his existing Date of recommencement of “Very Good” conduct shall be post-dated by the number of days forfeited and the new date shall be inserted in red ink.
(f) Under clause (3) “Very Good” conduct shall recommence the following day.
CHAPTER 13 REGULATIONS FOR THE INDIAN NAVAL RESERVE AND INDIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE Section Regulations I Preliminary . . . . . . 330-333 II Cadre of Officers and Types of Commission. 334-338 III Entry, Confirmation, Promotion and Retirement . 339-349 IV Training and Service in Peace time . . . 350-366 V Service during an Emergency . . . . 367-371 VI Uniform . . . . . . 372-375 VII Retirement, Resignation, Discharge . . . 376-380 VIII Leave, Pay and Allowances . . . . 381-401 IX Reports and Correspondence . . . . 402-412 SECTION I – PRELIMINARY