Executive Order 11728 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 11728—Amending Section 104(b)(1) of Executive Order No. 11157, as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty Involving Aerial Flight
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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-07-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Section 104(b)(1) of Executive Order No. 11157, as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty Involving Aerial Flight." 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
▪11157 of June 22,1964, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(I) During one calendar month: 2 hours of aerial flight; however, hours of aerial flight performed during the immediately preceding five calendar months and not already used to qualify for incentive pay may be applied to satisfy the aerial flight requirement for that month." RICHARD NIXON The White House, July 12, 1973.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
111
634 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11728, Richard Nixon (Jul 12, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11728-amending-section-104b1-executive-order-no-11157-it-relates-incentive.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 (a) and (f) 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 104 (b) (1) of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22,1964, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(I) During one calendar month: 2 hours of aerial flight; however, hours of aerial flight performed during the immediately preceding five calendar months and not already used to qualify for incentive pay may be applied to satisfy the aerial flight requirement for that month." RICHARD NIXON The White House, July 12, 1973.
