Question

Read the following text excerpt. Then answer the question that follows. "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God." Who would speak the text above, and in what situation?

Answer 1

A soldier would speak those words, and when first being recruited into the army. He has to swear because if soldiers put personal obligation above their country, then the army would be crippled. Aye, a hard life.