Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§9239 Enlisted members: officers not to use as servants
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 929— - MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES › § 9239
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Title 10, §9239
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No officer of the Air Force or the Space Force may use an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force as a servant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 863910:608.R.S. 1232. The words “in any case whatever” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “Air Force” in two places. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8639 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9239
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73