Editing British Army (section)

=== Oath of allegiance ===
All soldiers and commissioned officers must take an oath of allegiance upon joining the Army, a process known as attestation. Those who wish to swear by [[God in Abrahamic religions|God]] use the following words:<ref name=":2" />
{{blockquote|I, [soldier's or commissioned officer's name], swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to [[Charles III|His Majesty King Charles III]], his heirs and successors and that I will as in duty bound honestly and faithfully defend His Majesty, his heirs and successors in person, [[British Crown|crown]] and dignity against all enemies and will observe and obey all orders of His Majesty, his heirs, and successors and of the generals and officers set over me.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whodareswins.com/british-army-oath-of-allegiance.html#selfless|title=British Army Oath of Allegiance|access-date=29 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224084204/http://www.whodareswins.com/british-army-oath-of-allegiance.html#selfless|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Others replace the words "swear by Almighty God" with "solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm".<ref name=":2" />