§ 304. — Enlistment oath.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 32USC304]
TITLE 32--NATIONAL GUARD
CHAPTER 3--PERSONNEL
Sec. 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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 602; Pub. L. 87-751, Sec. 2, Oct. 5,
1962, 76 Stat. 748; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XII, Sec. 1234(b)(1),
Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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304................................... 32:123. June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec. 70;
restated June 4, 1920, ch. 227,
subch. I, Sec. 38; restated June
15, 1933, ch. 87, Sec. 8, 48
Stat. 156; June 19, 1935, ch. 277,
Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 391; July 9,
1952, ch. 608, Sec. 806(b), 66
Stat. 506.
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The words ``or affirmation'' are omitted as covered by the
definition of the word ``oath'' in section 1 of title 1. The words
``Each person'' are substituted for the word ``Men''. The words ``______
National Guard'' are substituted for the words ``National Guard (Air
National Guard)''.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-456 struck out ``the Canal Zone,'' after ``Puerto
Rico,''.
1962--Pub. L. 87-751 substituted ``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'' for ``bear true faith and allegiance to the United
States of America and to the State of ______: That I will serve them
honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever'' and
inserted ``So help me God.''
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 87-751 not to effect any oath taken before one
year after Oct. 5, 1962, see section 3 of Pub. L. 87-751, set out as a
note under section 502 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 12107.
