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Defence Act 1990

Terms and conditions of service in the armed forces - Appointments and enlistments

35: Effect of oath of allegiance

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"What happens when you promise to serve in the military"

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When you take an oath of allegiance, it means you promise to serve in the military service you are part of. You will serve until you are discharged from the service. The oath binds you to serve according to what you promised in the oath.

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Part 4Terms and conditions of service in the armed forces
Appointments and enlistments

35Effect of oath of allegiance

  1. An oath of allegiance shall bind the person subscribing it to serve in the Service to which that person is appointed, or in which that person is engaged or enlisted, in accordance with the tenor of the oath until that person is discharged from the Service.