Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 32 : Section 304


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 304. Enlistment oath

      Each person enlisting in the National Guard shall sign an
    enlistment contract and subscribe to the following oath:
        "I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this __
      day of ____, 19_, in the ______ National Guard of the State of
      ______ for a period of __ year(s) under the conditions prescribed
      by law, unless sooner discharged by proper authority.
        "I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support
      and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State
      of ______ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will
      bear true faith and allegiance to them; and that I will obey the
      orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of
      ______ and the orders of the officers appointed over me,
      according to law and regulations. So help me God."

    The oath may be taken before any officer of the National Guard of
    the State or Territory, or of Puerto Rico, or the District of
    Columbia, as the case may be, or before any other person authorized
    by the law of the jurisdiction concerned to administer oaths of
    enlistment in the National Guard.



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