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Timestamp: 2019-11-21 16:45:31
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[USC02] 10 USC 502: Enlistment oath: who may administer
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10 USC 502: Enlistment oath: who may administer Text contains those laws in effect on November 20, 2019
(a) Enlistment Oath.-Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath:
(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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 17 , §501; Pub. L. 87–751, §1, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 748 ; renumbered §502, Pub. L. 90–235, §2(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 753 ; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, §653(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462 ; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, §595(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2235 .)
501 50:737. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §8, 64 Stat. 146 .
2006-Pub. L. 109–364 designated existing provisions as subsec. (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. (b).
1989-Pub. L. 101–189 struck out "or affirmation" after "This oath".
1962-Pub. L. 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.
Pub. L. 87–751, §3, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 748 , provided that: "This Act [amending this section and section 304 of Title 32, National Guard] does not affect any oath taken before one year after its enactment [Oct. 5, 1962]."