All persons, upon entering the military service and upon reenlistment are required
to take the Oath of Enlistment. At one time the Oath of Enlistment was the same
for all services. Due to changes in both society and the differing military branches,
the Oath has undergone marked changes and has been specifically tailored to
each branch of the military and their specific function. Here are the latest versions
of the Oath of Enlistment as recently released by the Joint Chief's of Staff:
U.S. Air Force Oath of Enlistment
I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE because I know I couldn't hack it in the Army, because the
Marines frighten me and I am afraid of water over waist deep. I swear to sit behind
a desk. I also swear not to do any form of real exercise, but promise to defend our
bike-riding test as a valid form of exercise. I promise to walk around calling
everyone by their first name because I find it amusing to annoy the other services. I
will have a better quality of life than those around me and will, at all times, be sure
to make them aware of that fact. After completion of "Basic Training" I will be a
lean, mean, donut-eating, lazy-boy sitting, civilian-wearing-blue-clothes,Chair-borne
Ranger. I will believe I am superior to all others and will make an effort to clean the
knife before stabbing the next person in the back. I will annoy those around me, and
will go home early every day.So Help Me God!
