FEDERAL · 32 U.S.C. · Chapter 3
Appointment oath
32 U.S.C. § 312
Title32 — National Guard
Chapter3 — PERSONNEL
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32 U.S.C. § 312.
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Each person who is appointed as an officer of the National Guard shall subscribe to the following oath:
"I, ____________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of ____________ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of ____________, that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ________ in the National Guard of the State of ____________ upon which I am about to enter, so help me God."
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History
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 603.)
Editorial Notes
The words "Each person who is appointed as an" are inserted for clarity.
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