Ohio Code § 5920.07
Ohio Code § 5920.07. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5920.07.
Commissioned officers of the Ohio military reserve shall take and subscribe to the
following oath of office: “I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the state of Ohio, against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey
the orders of the governor of the state of Ohio, that I make this obligation freely,
without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully
discharge the duties of the office of _____ in the Ohio military reserve, upon which I am about to enter; and, I do solemnly
swear that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization
that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state
by force or violence and that during such time that I am a member of the Ohio military
reserve, I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization
that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state
by force or violence, so help me God.” Every officer, before being commissioned shall take the subscribe to such oath within
ten days after his appointment, and unless he does so he is deemed to have declined
his office and the appointment shall be vacated.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5920.07
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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