Executive Order 6562 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6562—Additional Compensation of Enlisted Men of the Army for Special Qualifications in the Use of Arms

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Thursday, January 18, 1934

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1 min read (172 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-01-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Additional Compensation of Enlisted Men of the Army for Special Qualifications in the Use of Arms." 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

▪ That enlisted men of the Army, after having established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they may be required to use according to standards of proficiency which have been or may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of War, and subject to the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of title II of the act of March 20, 1933 (Public, No.

▪ 2, 73d Cong.), shall, for such periods of time and under such conditions as have been or may be prescribed by the Secretary of War from time to time, receive additional compensation as follows: First class-------------------------------$5 per month.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

172

1,106 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6562, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 18, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6562-additional-compensation-enlisted-men-the-army-for-special.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me under section 18 of the act of June 10, 1922 (ch. 212, 42 Stat. 625, 632), it is hereby ordered that enlisted men of the Army, after having established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they may be required to use according to standards of proficiency which have been or may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of War, and subject to the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of title II of the act of March 20, 1933 (Public, No. 2, 73d Cong.), shall, for such periods of time and under such conditions as have been or may be prescribed by the Secretary of War from time to time, receive additional compensation as follows: First class-------------------------------$5 per month. Second class----------------------------$4 per month. Third class------------------------------$3 per month. Fourth class-----------------------------$2 per month. Fifth class-------------------------------$1 per month. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 3962, dated February 19, 1924. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 18, 1934.