Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§7239 Enlisted Members: Officers Not to Use as Servants
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— Army › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 729— MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES › § 7239
Summary
Army officers are not allowed to make enlisted soldiers work as their servants.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7239
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No officer of the Army may use an enlisted member of the Army as a servant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 363910:608.R.S. 1232. The words “in any case whatever” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3639 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7239
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60