enlistment oath
Soldier's sworn promise
An enlistment oath is a formal pledge taken by individuals joining a country's armed forces, swearing allegiance and commitment to military service.
In the United States, recruits swear to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies and to obey the orders of the President and officers.
The oath marks the legal moment when a civilian becomes a service member: She raised her right hand and recited the enlistment oath.
- swearVow or use profanity
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- right handDominant side for most
- so help me GodSolemn oath invocation
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
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Forms ending military obligation
honorable discharge · military discharge · mustering out · desertion · retirement ceremony
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Spoken mutual commitment
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Abandoning one's loyalty
treason · sedition · mutiny · insurrection · abjuration
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