# Military oath

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{{Short description|Oath taken on enlistment into a military force}}
[[File:US Army 52639 White.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A member of the [U.S. Army](/source/United_States_Army) reaffirming their [oath of enlistment](/source/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment)]]
A '''military oath''', also known as the '''oath of enlistment''' or '''swearing-in''' is an [oath](/source/oath) delivered by a [conscript](/source/Conscription) or volunteer upon enlisting into the state's [armed forces](/source/Military). Various states have different phrasings of the oath, with the common component being the fidelity to the state and obedience to the superior officers. In the ancient times it was a very [solemn](/source/solemnity) procedure. In modern times, with many formal laws and regulations to maintain army discipline, it is still a solemn, but rather a [formal](/source/formality) event.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dCDDDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Military+oath+is%22&pg=PT547 "Oath, military"], In: Thomas Wilhelm, ''A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer'', 2019 (e-book edition), originally published in 1881</ref>

== See also ==
* Contemporary military oaths
** [Estonia](/source/Estonian_Defence_Forces_military_oath)
** [Finland](/source/Finnish_Defence_Forces_military_oath)
** [Germany](/source/Ceremonial_oath_of_the_Bundeswehr)
** [Poland](/source/Polish_Army_oaths)
** [United States](/source/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment)
* [Sacramentum](/source/Sacramentum_(oath))
* [Hittite military oath](/source/Hittite_military_oath)
* [Oath of allegiance](/source/Oath_of_allegiance)
* [Oath of office](/source/Oath_of_office)
* ''[Schwurhand](/source/Schwurhand)''

==References==
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