32 U.S.C. § 312 — Appointment oath
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-32-NATIONAL-GUARD · 133 words · no verdicts yet
Every new National Guard officer must take an oath. The oath promises to defend the Constitution and obey the President and the Governor. It also promises to faithfully do the job's duties.
Every person appointed as a National Guard officer must swear (or affirm) this oath.
In the oath, the officer promises to support and defend the U.S. Constitution and their state's constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. They promise true faith and loyalty to the Constitution. They promise to obey the orders of the President of the United States and of their state's Governor. They promise they are making this promise freely, with no hidden reservation and no plan to get around it. Finally, they promise to well and faithfully perform the duties of the National Guard office they are about to take on.
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.”
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 603.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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