{{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 reaffirming their oath of enlistment]] A '''military oath''', also known as the '''oath of enlistment''' or '''swearing-in''' is an oath delivered by a conscript or volunteer upon enlisting into the state's armed forces. 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 procedure. In modern times, with many formal laws and regulations to maintain army discipline, it is still a solemn, but rather a formal 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 ** Finland ** Germany ** Poland ** United States * Sacramentum * Hittite military oath * Oath of allegiance * Oath of office * ''Schwurhand''
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