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Date Posted: 11:11:23 04/22/09 Wed
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Okay, if all else fails, go to the source:
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TITLE 5 > PART III > Subpart B > CHAPTER 33 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 3331
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§ 3331. Oath of office
How Current is This? March 3, 2009
An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” This section does not affect other oaths required by law.
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TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 36 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 626
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§ 626. Acceptance of promotions; oath of office
How Current is This? March 3, 2009
(a) An officer who is appointed to a higher grade under section 624 of this title is considered to have accepted such appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless he expressly declines the appointment.
(b) An officer who has served continuously since he subscribed to the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5 is not required to take a new oath upon appointment to a higher grade under section 624 of this title.
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TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 31 > § 502
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§ 502. Enlistment oath: who may administer
How Current is This? March 3, 2009
(a) Enlistment Oath.— Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath:
“I, XXXXXXXXXX, 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. So help me God.”
(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.
Lynn
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