Executive Order 10892 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10892—Amendment of Executive Order 10152, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Incentive Pay for the Performance of Hazardous Duty by Members of the Uniformed Services

•

Tuesday, November 8, 1960

•

1 min read (215 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 1960-11-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 10152, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Incentive Pay for the Performance of Hazardous Duty by Members of the Uniformed Services." 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 sections 204 and 501(d) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C.

▪ 235, 301(d)), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 10152 of August 17, 1950, is amended to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ Members who, pursuant to competent orders, are attached to a submarine which is in an active status, including a submarine under construction from the time builders' trials commence, shall be entitled to receive incentive pay for the performance of submarine duty.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

215

1,326 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

📜

Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10892, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nov 8, 1960). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10892-amendment-executive-order-10152-prescribing-regulations-relating.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 204 and 501(d) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 235, 301(d)), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 6 of Executive Order No. 10152 of August 17, 1950, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. Members who, pursuant to competent orders, are attached to a submarine which is in an active status, including a submarine under construction from the time builders' trials commence, shall be entitled to receive incentive pay for the performance of submarine duty. The term "builders' trials" shall be construed to mean trials conducted underway or in free route. A member who, pursuant to competent orders, performs duty as an operator or crew member of an operational, self-propelled submersible, including undersea exploration and research vehicles, shall likewise be entitled to receive incentive pay for the performance of submarine duty. In the case of nuclear-powered submarines this entitlement shall include periods of training and rehabilitation after assignment thereto as determined by the Secretary of the Navy." SEC. 2. This order shall become effective as of July 12, 1960. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, November 8, 1960.