A commissioned officer of the Maryland Defense Force shall take 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 Maryland, 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 President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of Maryland; 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 of ................... in the Maryland Defense Force upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Maryland Defense Force
Section 13-504 - Compensation; Oath; Enlistment Period; Resignation
Section 13-505 - Requisitions by Governor
Section 13-506 - Use Outside of This State
Section 13-507 - Pursuit by Military Forces of Other States
Section 13-508 - Federal Service
Section 13-509 - Oath -- Commissioned Officer of Maryland Defense Force