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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-07-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1942." 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 for the fiscal year 1942 the grades and ratings of enlisted men of the Regular Army including selective service trainees assigned thereto, and the number of men in the several grades and ratings shall be the same as set forth in Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
165
925 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8824, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 18, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8824-prescribing-regulations-governing-the-grades-and-ratings-enlisted-men.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1554, it is hereby ordered that for the fiscal year 1942 the grades and ratings of enlisted men of the Regular Army including selective service trainees assigned thereto, and the number of men in the several grades and ratings shall be the same as set forth in Executive Order No. 8595 of November 18, 1940, prescribing regulations governing the grades and ratings of enlisted men of the Regular Army for the fiscal year 1941, except that the maximum number of enlisted men of the 7th grade shall be such that when added to the number of enlisted men above Grade Seven and to the authorized number of flying cadets the total will not exceed the enlisted pay strength of the Army for which appropriation was made in the "Military Appropriation Act, 1942", approved June 30, 1941. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 18, 1941.
