Executive Order 10632 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 10632—Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy

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Friday, August 19, 1955

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1 min read (172 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-08-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 426 (c) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as amended by section 1 (h) of the act of June 30, 1951, 65 Stat.

▪ 847) to the extent that such provisions are applicable to the Medical Corps and Dental Corps is hereby suspended until June 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the national emergency proclaimed by Proclamation No.

▪ 2914 of December 16, 1950, shall end.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

172

936 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10632, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 19, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10632-suspension-certain-provisions-the-officer-personnel-act-1947-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 426 (c) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as amended by section 1 (h) of the act of June 30, 1951, 65 Stat. 109, it is ordered as follows: Except as to the provision which reads, "The number to be furnished the board in respect to the temporary promotion of officers not restricted in the performance of duty to the grades of captain and commander • • • shall be determined by the Secretary of the Navy as of the date of the convening of the board", the operation of the provisions of paragraph (2) of section 308 (b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 847) to the extent that such provisions are applicable to the Medical Corps and Dental Corps is hereby suspended until June 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the national emergency proclaimed by Proclamation No. 2914 of December 16, 1950, shall end. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 19, 1955.