§ 304. Enlistment oath

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1956

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 602 · 70A Stat. 602

   Enacted · 32 U.S.C. § 304

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 602

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 602

2. 1962

   Pub. L. 87–751 § 2 · 76 Stat. 748

   1. Substituted · 32 U.S.C. § 304

      Pub. L. 87–751 substituted “support and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State of ______ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to them” for “bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of ______: That I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever”

   2. Inserted · 32 U.S.C. § 304

      Pub. L. 87–751 inserted “So help me God.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 87–751 substituted “support and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State of ______ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to them” for “bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of ______: That I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever” and inserted “So help me God.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 304 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to lead as follows: “§ 304. Enlistment oath “Each person enlisting in the National Guard shall sign an enlistment contract and subscribe to the following oath: “ ‘I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this _ _ _ _ day of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 19_ _, in the_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _National Guard of the State of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for a period of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ year(s) under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner discharged by proper authority. “ ‘I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to them; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to law and regulations. So help me God.’ This oath may be taken before any officer of the National Guard of the State or territory, or of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia, as the case may be, or before any other person authorized by the law of the jurisdiction concerned to administer oaths of enlistment in the National Guard.”

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 87–751 not to effect any oath taken before one year after Oct. 5, 1962, see section 3 of Pub. L. 87–751, set out as a note under section 502 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

3. 1988

   National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

   Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title XII § 1234(b)(1) · 102 Stat. 1918

   Struck · 32 U.S.C. § 304

   Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Sections 101(4), 101(6), 103, 104(c), 104(d), 107(b), 109, 304, 314(a), 314(d), 315(a), 315(b), 333, 501(b), 503(b), 504(b), 702(b), 702(c), 702(d), 703, 704, 708(d), 710, 711 and 712 are each amended by striking out “the Canal Zone,”.

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