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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1965-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay For Hazardous Duty Involving Parachute Jumping." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay For Hazardous Duty Involving Parachute Jumping.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
130
720 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11259, Lyndon B. Johnson (Dec 3, 1965). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11259-amending-executive-order-no-11157-it-relates-incentive-pay-for.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 301 (a) of Title 37, United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Section 108 (c) of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: "The minimum requirements may be waived by the commanding officer of a member for any period that the member is unable to perform the required jumps by reason of being engaged in combat operations in a hostile fire area designated under Section 310 of Title 37 of the United States Code." This Order shall be effective December 1, 1965. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House December 3, 1965
