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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1956-09-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 10629, as Amended, To Authorize Enlistments in the Ready Reserve of the Air Force Reserve." 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
▪600), it is ordered that Executive Order No.
▪10629 of August 13, 1955, authorizing enlistments in the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve, as amended by Executive Order No.
▪600), I hereby authorize the acceptance of enlistments in units of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, and Air Force Reserve pursuant to the provisions of the said section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as added as heretofore indicated, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe." DWIGHT D.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
245
1,396 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10677, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 1, 1956). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10677-amendment-executive-order-10629-amended-authorize-enlistments-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (a) of section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as added by section 2 (1) of the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 600), it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10629 of August 13, 1955, authorizing enlistments in the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve, as amended by Executive Order No. 10667 of May 9, 1956, to include the Naval Reserve and the Coast Guard Reserve, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "WHEREAS I have determined that the enlisted strength of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, and Air Force Reserve cannot be maintained at the level necessary for the national defense: "NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (a) of section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 as added by section 2 (i) of the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 600), I hereby authorize the acceptance of enlistments in units of the Ready Reserve of the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, and Air Force Reserve pursuant to the provisions of the said section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as added as heretofore indicated, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 1, 1956.
