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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order of June 19, 1923, Establishing Certain Procedure Relative to Classification of Army Officers." 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
▪166, 182), as amended by the act of June 4, 1920 (ch.
▪3870, of June 19, 1923, establishing certain procedure relative to the classification of officers of the Army provided for in said section 24b of the act of June 3, 1916, as amended, is hereby revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
86
459 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6612, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 22, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6612-revocation-executive-order-june-19-1923-establishing-certain.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24b of the act of June 3, 1916 (ch. 134, 39 Stat. 166, 182), as amended by the act of June 4, 1920 (ch. 227, 41 Stat. 759, 773), Executive Order No. 3870, of June 19, 1923, establishing certain procedure relative to the classification of officers of the Army provided for in said section 24b of the act of June 3, 1916, as amended, is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 22, 1934.
