15. IN THE ARMED FORCES EXCEPT THE NATIONAL GUARD (ARMY OR AIR):
I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will 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; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the
orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
So help me God.
Vr,
Chuck
These poor, plain men, dwellers upon the lonely sands of Hatteras, took their lives in their hands, and, at the most imminent risk crossed the most tumultuous sea…and all for what? That others might live to see home and friends. — Annual Report of the U.S. Life- Saving Service, 1885
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