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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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