10 USC § 933 - Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer

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title: "10 USC § 933 - Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "933"
section_name: "Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 76; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 542(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1709.)"
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# § 933. Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer

Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 76; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 542(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1709.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 933 | 50:727. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 133), 64 Stat. 142. |

The word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021— struck out “and a gentleman” after “an officer” in section catchline and text.