§ 312. — Appointment 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: 32USC312]
TITLE 32--NATIONAL GUARD
CHAPTER 3--PERSONNEL
Sec. 312. Appointment oath
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.''
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 603.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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312................................... 32:112. June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec. 73
(1st par.); restated June 15,
1933, ch. 87, Sec. 11 (1st par.),
48 Stat. 157; July 9, 1952, ch.
608, Sec. 806(c), 66 Stat. 507.
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The words ``Each person who is appointed as an'' are inserted for
clarity.
