Title 10Armed 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

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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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 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73