Executive Order 9513 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9513—Extending the Periods of Service or Training and Service of Persons Inducted into or Assigned to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard
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 1945-01-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Periods of Service or Training and Service of Persons Inducted into or Assigned to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Extending the Periods of Service or Training and Service of Persons Inducted into or Assigned to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
162
932 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
24.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9513, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 17, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9513-extending-the-periods-service-or-training-and-service-persons.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority conferred upon me by section 8 of the act of Congress approved December 20, 1941, 55 Stat. 846, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and deeming such action necessary in the interests of national defense, it is ordered as follows: The periods of service or training and service of all persons inducted under the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, who have been, or may hereafter be, inducted into or assigned to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard shall be, and they are hereby, extended for the period of the existence of any war in which the United States is engaged and the six months immediately following the termination of any such war, as declared by proclamation of the President or by concurrent resolution of the Congress, unless such persons are sooner discharged. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 17, 1945.
