2012 US Code
Title 32 - National Guard
Chapter 3 - PERSONNEL (§§ 301 - 335)
Section 312 - Appointment oath
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD CHAPTER 3 - PERSONNEL Sec. 312 - Appointment oath |
| Contains | section 312 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 603. |
| Statutes at Large References | 48 Stat. 157 66 Stat. 507 |
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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.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 312 | 32:112. | June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §73 (1st par.); restated June 15, 1933, ch. 87, §11 (1st par.), 48 Stat. 157; July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §806(c), 66 Stat. 507. |
The words “Each person who is appointed as an” are inserted for clarity.
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