Executive Order 10776 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10776—Delegating to the Secretary of Defense Certain Authority of the President Relating to the Modification of Standards and Requirements With Respect to the Induction of Persons Into the Armed, and For Other Purposes
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1958-07-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Secretary of Defense Certain Authority of the President Relating to the Modification of Standards and Requirements With Respect to the Induction of Persons Into the Armed, and For Other Purposes." 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
▪The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to re-delegate that authority to any official of the Department of Defense who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
▪No person shall be inducted into the armed forces for training and service who does not meet the standards and requirements specified in the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his designee pursuant to this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
175
1,017 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10776, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 28, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10776-delegating-the-secretary-defense-certain-authority-the-president.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, there is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense the authority (relating to the prescribing of rules and regulations modifying the standards and requirements with respect to induction of persons into the armed forces) vested in the President by the last proviso of section 4 (a) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, added by the act of July 28, 1958. The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to re-delegate that authority to any official of the Department of Defense who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No person shall be inducted into the armed forces for training and service who does not meet the standards and requirements specified in the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his designee pursuant to this order. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 28, 1958.
