Bill > HR2896

This bill, the Oath of Exit Act, proposes to amend Title 10 of the United States Code to establish a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Findings that the U.S. Armed Forces is a volunteer military with less than 1% of the American population serving, and that the Department of Veterans Affairs is working to address the high suicide rate among veterans, which is 21% higher than adults who have not served. 2. The creation of a new "Separation Oath" that members of the Armed Forces can take prior to retirement or other separation, apart from a court-martial. The oath includes a pledge to continue being a keeper of fellow veterans, a protector of the U.S. Constitution, to preserve the values learned, maintain one's body and mind, and to not bring harm to oneself or others. 3. Clerical amendments to update the heading of Section 502 of Title 10 to include the new "Separation Oath" and to update the table of sections accordingly. The goal of this bill is to establish a formal separation oath to help ease the transition for members of the Armed Forces as they leave military service and become veterans.