10 U.S.C. § 7446
Cadets: requirements for admission
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 7446, Cadets: requirements for admission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435416
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“I, ____________, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States, paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty I may owe to any State or country whatsoever; and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior officers, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”
If a candidate for admission refuses to take this oath, his appointment is terminated.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019