{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5920.08","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5920.08","heading":"Enlistment contract - oath of enlistment.","body":"All persons enlisted in the Ohio military reserve shall sign an enlistment contract and take and subscribe to an oath of enlistment as follows:\n\"I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this ________ day of ________________________, _________, as a member of the Ohio military reserve for a period of three years, under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner discharged by proper authority. And I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the state of Ohio; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the governor of the state of Ohio and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the rules and regulations in accordance therewith.\"","path":["Title 59 Veterans-Military Affairs","Chapter 5920 Ohio Military Reserve"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5920.08","current_through":"2000-05-09 (House Bill 495 - 123rd General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:42Z","sha256":"e9cacf1c4fd4079fb68d537131ed37ec0db37d33c6969a86cfbe06556397b239","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5920.07","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5920.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}