Army officers' oath of allegiance amended to remove loyalty pledge to president

Interim Egyptian president, Adly Mansour, appointed by the military coup, issued a presidential decree to amend the army officers’ oath of allegiance.

According to the decree’s first article, new army officers should take the following oath, “I swear to God to be a loyal soldier to the Arab Republic of Egypt, to keep it safe and secure, to defend it on land, in sea and air, inside and outside the republic, to obey military orders, to carry out my leaders’ orders, to maintain my weapon and not to leave it until I die.”

The decree was published in the official gazette on Wednesday.