Chapter V

Of Recruits and Profession

V-1. Before being admitted to Profession, the Recruits must spend one year under the direction of the Drill Master studying the Rule, in order to acquire a knowledge of their obligations, strive to assimilate the spirit of the Militia and advance themselves in military skills.

V-2. When the year of probation is finished, or even sooner if exceptional circumstances demand it, the Recruit, with the consent of the majority of the Council of the Chapter, may be received to Profession by the Director.

V-3. Those who have been privately admitted to the Militia can be received to Profession according to the prudent judgment of an Officer duly authorized to receive them.

V-4. The Profession consists in an Oath, to live according to the Rule of the Militia of Christ the King.

V-5. The form of the Oath is as follows:

To the honour of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Martin, St Sebastian  and Blessed Louis the Crusader King, I, . . . , in the presence of you, my superior officers, as representatives of the Grand Commander of the Militia, do swear that henceforth I will live according to the Rule and manner of the Militia of Christ the King until death and that I am willing to lay down my life in defense of our Holy Church, our Holy Father and the Catholic Faithful

V-6. In every Commandery there shall be a book in which are registered the names of its members and the dates of their swearing in. Those who receive Members of the Militia privately must send the same information to the Knight Vice-Commander of the Province in which the Member of the Militia habitually resides, or to the Superior from whom they received the faculty.

V-7. The Members of the Militia, after their Profession, which is for life, are bound to persevere in this Militia