Sec. 7. A commissioned officer of the Indiana national guard, before entering upon the duties of the officer’s office, shall take and subscribe to the following oath, or other oath as may be required by national guard regulations:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-16-6-7

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     “I, ____________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana 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 the governor of the state of Indiana, 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 Indiana upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.”.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-3-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.

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