Executive Order 10780 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)
Executive Order 10780—Suspension of Certain Provisions of Section 5762(a), Title 10, United States Code, Which Relate to Promotion of Officers of Supply Corps, Chaplain Corps, Civil Engineer Corps, and Medical Service Corps of the Navy
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1958-09-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspension of Certain Provisions of Section 5762(a), Title 10, United States Code, Which Relate to Promotion of Officers of Supply Corps, Chaplain Corps, Civil Engineer Corps, and Medical Service 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 5785 (b) of title 10 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: Except as to the provision which, as amended by section 201 (9) (A) of the act of August 21, 1957, 71 Stat.
▪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
206
1,193 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
22.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
-0.19
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10780, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 2, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10780-suspension-certain-provisions-section-5762a-title-10-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5785 (b) of title 10 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: Except as to the provision which, as amended by section 201 (9) (A) of the act of August 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 383, reads, The Secretary of the Navy shall furnish the appropriate selection board convened under chapter 543 of this title with the number of officers, not restricted in the performance of duty, other than women officers appointed under section 5590 of this title, that may be recommended for promotion to the grade of captain or commander in the Medical Corps, the Supply Corps, the Chaplain Corps, the Civil Engineer Corps, Dental Corps, or the Medical Service Corps, the provisions of section 5762 (a) of title 10 of the United States Code, to the extent that such provisions are applicable to promotions to the grade of commander in the Supply Corps, the Chaplain Corps, the Civil Engineer Corps, and the Medical Service Corps, are 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, September 2, 1958.
