![]() 87–751 provided that: “This Act does not affect any oath taken before one year after its enactment. 87–751 substituted “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” for “bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever” and inserted “So help me God” in the oath, and “or affirmation” in text. The Founding Fathers who framed our Constitution in 1787 knew that individuals have certain unalienable rightslife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as earlier expressed in the Declaration of Independence. 101–189 struck out “or affirmation” after “This oath”.ġ962-Pub. Protection from EnemiesForeign and Domestic. (a), inserted heading, struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: “This oath may be taken before any commissioned officer of any armed force.”, and added subsec. 109–364 designated existing provisions as subsec. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, referred to in the oath, is classified to chapter 47 (§801 et seq.) of this title. The words “of any armed force” are inserted in the last sentence, since they are necessarily implied by their use in the source statute. The words “or affirmation” are omitted as covered by the definition of the word “oath” in section 1 of title 1. 2235.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised section (b) Who May Administer.-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. ![]() “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. (a) Enlistment Oath.-Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath: 502 - Enlistment oath: who may administer From the U.S. United States Code, 2011 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 31 - ENLISTMENTS Sec.
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