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Are you ready to become a citizen of the Confederate States and the Confederacy of Independent Systems? Very well, then it's you time took the oath, raise your right hand.
—A member of the Confederate States of Earth government, asking whether a potential citizen is ready to become a full citizen.
The Confederate Earth Oath of Allegiance was an Oath of Allegiance taken by new citizens of the Confederate States of Earth, in which they pledged their loyalty to the Confederacy, they also became a citizen of the Confederacy of Independent Systems when they became a citizen of Confederate Earth, however the CIS wasn't included in the Confederate-specific oaths. There were several different oaths of allegiance.
There were cases of rogue Confederate soldiers forcing Union civilians to take loyalty oaths, officially making said civilians Confederates, in order to steal money and other valuables from them and not be accused of thievery, since they could claim that the valuables were given as a "patriotic contribution", since the civilian(s) were officially Confederate(s) since they had taken an oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of Earth.
Forcing Union citizens to swear their allegiance to the Confederate States of Earth also took place during the Raid on Hilltown, which was a raid on a town just within Union-held territory by the Confederate States Army to avenge the Burning of Valley City.
Cases of forced oaths were noted during the Union City Conscription Riot in early 20 BBY, which was a large riot in the border city of Union City, Republic of Wekland, at that time still a member state of the Union, in opposition to the Union National Conscription Act, some rioters broke into the City Hall, where the city council as hiding, they raised a "James F. Davidson Flag", the flag of the pro-Confederate Wekland State Guards, above the hall, after which they forced the members of the council to pledge their allegiance to the Confederacy.
After this they declared Union City an independent City-state and member of the Confederacy, whilst not even the Confederate Parliament accepted this as a Declaration of Secession, it did give the Confederate leadership the impetus to begin planning to induct Wekland as a Confederate state, near the end of the war Wekland became the 95th, and final, Confederate state.
Within the Union nations during the war the very act of taking the Confederate oath of allegiance could land the person who took the oath in prison, for the Union considered the very act of taking the oath to be treason.
Confederate Earth oaths
Surely these people don't want to serve a tyrannical nation, a nation which heartlessly massacres innocent people, what say we make them Confederates? At gunpoint, if needs be, make them servants of President Zarkan! Make Confederates out of them!
—The commander of the CSE raiding party on Hilltown, giving the order to force the Union-loyal citizens of Hilltown to pledge their allegiance to the Confederate States of Earth
Confederate Soldier: “Raise your right hand and recite after me: "I solemnly swear that I shall obey, fight for, and maintain the laws of the Constitution of the Confederate States of Earth."”
— A Confederate soldier forcing a Union citizen to pledge their allegiance to the Confederacy during the Raid on Hilltown
Union citizen: “"I solemnly swear that I shall obey, fight for, and maintain the laws of the Constitution of the Confederate States of Earth."”
Confederate soldier: “Excellent, another Unionist joins the cause! Welcome to the Confederacy! You are now a subject of President Zarkan, and you are governed by the Confederate Parliament.”
I henceforth swear, with God as my witness, to do everything in my power to defend the citizens of the Confederate States and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the rights and liberties which they enjoy. I further swear to obey, fight for, and maintain the constitution of the Confederate States of Earth.
I swear to always be a loyal soldier of the Confederacy, and of President Jane Zarkan and Count Dooku, my esteemed Heads of State.
I promise to always endeavour to fight the oppression of the Galactic Republic whenever I can, and to do everything in my power to assist in the defence of the freedom and liberty enjoyed by the Confederate States and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
So help me God.
Separatist oaths
The Confederacy of Independent Systems decided to adopt modified versions of the Confederate Earth's oaths, in order to help boost patriotism and loyalty to the Confederacy.