10 U.S.C. § 938 — Art. 138. Complaints of wrongs

Any member of the armed forces^* who believes himself wronged by his commanding officer^*, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer^*, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer^*, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom it is made. The officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and he shall, as soon as possible, send to the Secretary concerned^* a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.