Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§9838 Settlement of Accounts: Affidavit of Squadron Commander
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 983 — ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY › § 9838
Summary
A squadron commander's sworn statement can show that receipts or squadron records were lost, that shortages were caused by an unavoidable accident or loss in service without his fault, or that items were used properly. The Secretary of the Air Force may accept that statement as evidence, alone or with other proof.
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Title 10, §9838
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In the settlement of the accounts of the commanding officer of a squadron for clothing and other military supplies, his affidavit may be received to show—
(1)that vouchers or squadron books were lost;
(2)anything tending to prove that any apparent deficiency of those articles was caused by unavoidable accident, or by loss in actual service without his fault; or
(3)that all or part of the clothing and supplies was properly used.
The affidavit may be used as evidence of the facts set forth, with or without other evidence, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force to be just and proper under the circumstances.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 983810:1302.R.S. 225 (less 1st sentence); added Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69 (3d par.), 19 Stat. 241. The word “anything” is substituted for the words “any matter or circumstance”. The words “properly used” are substituted for the words “legally used and appropriated”. The words “of the case” are omitted as surplusage.
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10 U.S.C. § 9838
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110