Enlisted persons shall not be recognized as members of the National Guard until they shall have signed an enlistment contract and taken and subscribed to the oath of enlistment prescribed by present or subsequently amended National Guard regulations; or such oath of enlistment as shall be prescribed by the Governor of Virginia for members of the Virginia Defense Force.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 44-36

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Virginia Code 1-228

1930, p. 955; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(26); 1958, c. 393; 2011, cc. 572, 586.