10 U.S.C. § 502 — Enlistment oath: who may administer
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 124 words · no verdicts yet
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Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath:
“I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
The oath may be taken before the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of Defense, any commissioned officer*, or any other person designated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 17, § 501; Pub. L. 87–751, § 1, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 748; renumbered § 502, Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 653(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 595(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2235.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-751 · 76 Stat. 748
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-235 · 81 Stat. 753
- 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1462
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2235
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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