10 U.S.C. § 1031

Current through P.L. 118-59 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/07/2024)

Section 1031 - Administration of oath

The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of Defense, any commissioned officer, and any other person designated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense may administer any oath-

(1) required for the enlistment or appointment of any person in the armed forces; or

(2) required by law in connection with such an enlistment or appointment.

10 U.S.C. § 1031

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 80; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, §595(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2235.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1031	10:19.34:217a-2.	May 22, 1950, ch. 193, §1, 64 Stat. 187.

The words "(including the reserve component)" are omitted, since the words "any component of an armed force" include the reserve components. The words "any oath required for the enlistment or appointment of any person" are substituted for the words "the oath required for the enlistment of any person, the oath required for the appointment of any person to commissioned or warrant officer grade, and any other oath required by law in connection with the enlistment or appointment of any person".

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2006- Pub. L. 109-364 substituted "The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of Defense, any commissioned officer, and any other person designated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense may administer any oath" for "Any commissioned officer of any component of an armed force, whether or not on active duty, may administer any oath" in introductory provisions.

active duty: The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
armed forces: The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
commissioned officer: The term "commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer.
grade: The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
warrant officer: The term "warrant officer" means a person who holds a commission or warrant in a warrant officer grade.