Звездный десант
Chapter 2
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"IsweartoupholdanddefendtheConstitutionoftheFederationagainstallitsenemiesonoroffTerra,toprotectanddefendtheConstitutionallibertiesandprivilegesofallcitizensandlawfulresidentsoftheFederation,itsassociatedstatesandterritories,toperform,onoroffTerra,suchdutiesofanylawfulnatureasmaybeassignedtomebylawfuldirectordelegatedauthority—"
"—andtoobeyalllawfulordersoftheCommander-in-ChiefoftheTerranServiceandofallofficersordelegatedpersonsplacedoverme—"
"—andtorequiresuchobediencefromallmembersoftheServiceorotherpersonsornon-humanbeingslawfullyplacedundermyorders—"
"—and,onbeinghonorablydischargedatthecompletionofmyfulltermofactiveserviceoruponbeingplacedoninactiveretiredstatusafterhavingcompletedsuchfullterm,tocarryoutalldutiesandobligationsandtoenjoyallprivilegesofFederationcitizenshipincludingbutnotlimitedtotheduty,obligationandprivilegeofexercisingsovereignfranchisefortherestofmynaturallifeunlessstrippedofhonorbyverdict,finallysustained,ofcourtofmysovereignpeers."
(Whew!)Mr.
