Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9239 Enlisted Members: Officers Not to Use as Servants
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 929 — MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES › § 9239
Summary
Officers in the Air Force and the Space Force must not make enlisted members work as their personal servants. It applies to officers and enlisted people in both services.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9239
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9239
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102