The oath of military personnel is the commitment and guarantee of military personnel to their sacred duties and glorious missions, and it is a very solemn and serious ritual education activity. Under normal circumstances, the military oath is held when the soldiers join the army, before or during the battle, or on the important anniversary of the country and the army.

The rapid transformation of recruits from ordinary people to qualified soldiers is inseparable from ideological education and guidance. The oath of enlistment is a compulsory course for recruits' enlistment education. At present, armies all over the world attach great importance to the oath-taking activities of recruits after entering the camp, educating, guiding, inspiring and inspiring their patriotic enthusiasm, infecting and edifying them, imperceptibly cultivating their sense of honor and responsibility for defending their country and country, inspiring their enthusiasm for learning, worshiping and imitating heroes, and making them love military camps, take root in national defense and defend national sovereignty.

The content of the oath fully expresses the soldiers' infinite loyalty to the Party, the people, the motherland, the China People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, and fully embodies the soldiers' unique political stance, work style and life style, as well as the revolutionary spirit of defying hardships and dying. As a soldier, the oath is just a form, and the key is to practice the solemn oath with your own practical actions.

Legal basis:

China People's Liberation Army Internal Affairs Ordinance

Article 12 Soldiers of the China People's Liberation Army are People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens in active service in the China People's Liberation Army.

Article 13 A serviceman's oath is a promise and guarantee for his sacred duty and glorious mission. The military oath is:

I am a soldier of China People's Liberation Army, and I swear:

Obey the leadership of China * * * Production Party, serve the people wholeheartedly, obey orders, be loyal to their duties, strictly observe discipline, keep secrets, be brave and tenacious, not afraid of sacrifice, practice hard to kill the enemy, always be ready to fight, never betray the army, and defend the motherland to the death.

Article 14 After being drafted into the army, citizens must take an oath of service. The basic requirements for taking an oath are as follows:

(a) the oath time is not later than 90 days after enlistment;

(two) before the oath, the head of the department (sub) team shall educate the oath taker on the nature, purpose, task and military mission of the China People's Liberation Army;

(3) The oath must be solemn and neat; The swearing-in place is generally chosen in educational places; When units above the brigade (regiment) level take the oath, they usually hold a ceremony to greet the military flag;

(4) Oath can be combined with knighthood and knighthood;

(5) After the swearing-in, the deponent shall sign the oath list of the unit where he works; The oath list shall be filed in accordance with the provisions.

Article 15 The procedure of the pledging conference for servicemen is usually:

(1) The swearing-in meeting begins;

(2) Playing and singing military songs;

(three) the host's speech (briefly explaining the significance of the oath and expounding the basic spirit of the oath);

(4) Read the oath (the pledge stands at attention, the right hand is clenched, a pre-designated pledge reads the oath sentence by sentence in front of the team, and others repeat it loudly);

(5) The pledge representative speaks;

(6) speeches made by other representatives;

(seven) the speech of the person in charge;

(8) Playing and singing the song "Three Disciplines and Eight Notices";

(9) The pledging conference is over.

When taking the oath, if the flag welcoming ceremony and flag sending ceremony are held, the flag welcoming ceremony will be held after the swearing-in meeting begins and the flag sending ceremony will be held before the swearing-in meeting ends; If it is combined with canonization and equipment, it should be canonized and equipped first, and then the oath should be read.