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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1956-01-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Paragraph 126e of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951." 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 the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the Act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat.
▪107), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the second sentence of paragraph 126e of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, (prescribed by Executive Order No.
▪10214 of February 8, 1951, as amended by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
234
1,439 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10652, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 10, 1956). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10652-amendment-paragraph-126e-the-manual-for-courts-martial-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the Act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat. 107), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the second sentence of paragraph 126e of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, (prescribed by Executive Order No. 10214 of February 8, 1951, as amended by Executive Order No. 10256 of June 23, 1951) be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Unless otherwise prescribed in regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Department concerned, in the case of an enlisted person of other than the lowest pay grade, a court-martial sentence which, as approved by the convening authority, includes: (1) dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, whether or not suspended, (2) confinement, or (3) hard labor without confinement, immediately, upon being so approved, shall reduce such enlisted person to the lowest enlisted pay grade; provided, that the rate of pay of the person so reduced shall be commensurate with his cumulative service; and provided further, that any person so reduced shall have all rights, privileges, and property affected by such reduction restored if the sentence is subsequently set aside or disapproved, or if the sentence as finally approved does not contain any of the elements listed above." This order shall become effective on January 20, 1956. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 10, 1956.
