Virginia § 44-32 - Oath of National Guard officers
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 44-32 — Oath of National Guard officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-32. Oath of National Guard officers
Commissioned officers of the National Guard shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office:
"I............................… do solemnly swear that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 of the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Virginia; that I make this obligation freely, without 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
United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia, upon which I am about to
enter; so help me God."
1930, p. 954; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(22); 1958, c. 393.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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