OATH OF OFFICE - MILITARY PERSONNEL
For use of this form, see AR 135-100, the proponent agency is ODCSPER
DA FORM 71, JUL 1999
EDITION OF DEC 1988 IS OBSOLETE
APD LC v1.00ES
DATA REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WARRANT OFFICERS
having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of
I,
(First Name, Middle Name, Last Name) (Social Security Number)
(Signature - full name as shown above)
FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME AT
THIS DAY OF
(Signature)
,
AUTHORITY:
5 USC 3331, 552, 552a; 10 USC 10204.
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE:
To create a record of the date of acceptance of appointment.
ROUTINE USES:
DISCLOSURE:
Completion of form is mandatory. Failure to do so will cause the appointment to be invalid.
INSTRUCTIONS
REGULAR ARMY
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHOUT COMPONENT
RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICER
REGULAR ARMY
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHOUT COMPONENT
RESERVE WARRANT OFFICER
.
when acting as an adjutant, assistant adjutant, acting adjutant, or
(Branch, when so appointed)
(Day) (Month) (Year)
(Grade, component, or office of official administering oath)
Article 136; 10 USC 936). A commissioned warrant officer
office (on this form) properly filled in, subscribed and attested. In case of non-acceptance, the notice of appointment will be returned to
the agency from which received, (by letter) indicating the fact of non-acceptance.
do solemnly swear (or affirm)
duty (10 USC 1031), or before any commissioned warrant officer
personnel adjutant in any of the Armed Forces (See UCM,
1. Whenever any person is elected or appointed to an office of
honor or trust under the Government of the United States, he/she is
required before entering upon the duties of his/her office, to take and
subscribe the oath prescribed by 5 USC 3331.
2. 10 USC 626 and 14309 eliminate the necessity of executing oath
on promotion of officers.
3. The oath of office may be taken before any commissioned officer
of any component of any Armed Force, whether or not on active
administering the oath of office will show his/her title in the block to
the left of his/her signature.
4. Oath of office may also be taken before any civil officer who is
authorized by the laws of the United States or by the local municipal
law to administer oaths, and if so administered by a civil official, the
oath must bear the official seal of the person administering the oath,
or if a seal is not used by the official, the official's capacity to
administer oaths must be certified to under seal by a clerk or court
or other proper local official.
Information is used to establish and record the date of acceptance. The SSN is used to identify the member. The
date of acceptance of appointment is used in preparing statements of service and computing basic pay date.
This form will be executed upon acceptance of appointment as an officer in the Army of the United States. Immediately upon receipt of
notice of appointment, the appointee will, in case of acceptance of the appointment, return to the agency from which received, the oath of
that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon
which I am about to enter; SO HELP ME GOD.
INDICATE THE APPOINTMENT FOR WHICH OATH IS BEING EXECUTED BY PLACING AN "X" IN APPROPRIATE BOX. REGULAR ARMY
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WILL ALSO SPECIFY THE BRANCH OF APPOINTMENT WHEN APPOINTED IN A SPECIAL BRANCH.
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