Executive Order 8602 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8602—Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States

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Monday, November 25, 1940

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1 min read (195 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 1940-11-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States." 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

▪ 403, 404), it is ordered that no period of time served in the armed forces of the United States under the provisions of the act authorizing the President to order members and units of reserve components and retired personnel of the Regular Army into active military service, approved August 27, 1940 (Pub.

▪ 96, 76th Cong.), as amended, or the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, approved September 16, 1940 (Pub.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

195

1,155 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8602, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 25, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8602-extending-the-period-eligibility-civil-service-registers-persons-who.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is ordered that no period of time served in the armed forces of the United States under the provisions of the act authorizing the President to order members and units of reserve components and retired personnel of the Regular Army into active military service, approved August 27, 1940 (Pub. Res. No. 96, 76th Cong.), as amended, or the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, approved September 16, 1940 (Pub. No. 783, 76th Cong.), shall be counted in determining the period of eligibility for appointment of those persons whose names appear on eligible registers of the Civil Service Commission at the time of entering the service of their country under the provisions of the said acts or who attain eligibility during such service: Provided , That such persons shall notify the Civil Service Commission within forty days after their service in the armed forces has terminated that they desire to have the benefits of this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 25, 1940.