Executive Order 11327 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11327—Assigning Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty

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Wednesday, February 15, 1967

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2 min read (368 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1967-02-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Assigning Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ If the enlistment or period of military service of a member of the Ready Reserve ordered to active duty under this authority would expire before he has served the required period of active duty prescribed herein, his enlistment or period of military service may be extended until that service on active duty has been completed.

▪ In pursuance of the provisions of Title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967, and in order to achieve fair treatment as between members in the Ready Reserve who are being considered for active duty under this authority, appropriate consideration shall be given to— (1) family responsibilities; and (2) employment necessary to maintain the national health, safety, or interest.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

368

2,176 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

25.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11327, Lyndon B. Johnson (Feb 15, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11327-assigning-authority-order-certain-persons-the-ready-reserve-active.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967 (Public Law 89-687, 80 Stat. 980), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Secretary of Defense, and, when designated by him for this purpose, any of the Secretaries of the military departments of the Department of Defense, are hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the authority vested in the President until June 30, 1968, by Title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967, to order to active duty any member of the Ready Reserve of an armed force who— (1) is not assigned to, or participating satisfactorily in, a unit in the Ready Reserve, and (2) has not fulfilled his statutory reserve obligation, and (3) has not served on active duty or active duty for training for a total of twenty-four months. SEC. 2. In pursuance of the provisions of Title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967, the Secretary of Defense, and, when designated by him for this purpose, any of the Secretaries of the military departments of the Department of Defense, are hereby authorized to require a member ordered to active duty under this authority to serve on active duty until his total service on active duty or active duty for training equals twenty-four months. If the enlistment or period of military service of a member of the Ready Reserve ordered to active duty under this authority would expire before he has served the required period of active duty prescribed herein, his enlistment or period of military service may be extended until that service on active duty has been completed. SEC. 3. In pursuance of the provisions of Title I of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967, and in order to achieve fair treatment as between members in the Ready Reserve who are being considered for active duty under this authority, appropriate consideration shall be given to— (1) family responsibilities; and (2) employment necessary to maintain the national health, safety, or interest. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House February 15, 1967