2016 US Code
Title 32 - National Guard
Chapter 3 - Personnel
Sec. 312 - Appointment oath

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Citation 32 U.S.C. § 312 (2016)
Section Name §312. Appointment oath
Section Text

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."

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 603.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 48 Stat. 157
66 Stat. 507
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