<P> The oath of enlistment is a military oath made by members of the United States armed forces who are not commissioned officers . </P> <P> Upon enlisting in the United States Armed Forces, each person enlisting in an armed force (whether a soldier, sailor, coast guardsman, airman, or Marine) takes an oath of enlistment required by federal statute in 10 U.S.C. § 502 . That section provides the text of the oath and sets out who may administer the oath: </P> <P> § 502 . Enlistment oath: who may administer </P>

Person who is enlisted in a branch of the armed force