Executive Order 11525 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11525—Adjusting Rates of Monthly Basic Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services

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Wednesday, April 15, 1970

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1 min read (253 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-04-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adjusting Rates of Monthly Basic Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services." 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

▪ Entitlement to retroactive pay under such rules shall be subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and shall conform as nearly as may be practicable to the provisions of Section 7 of the Act of December 16, 1967, 81 Stat.

▪ This order shall take effect January 1, 1970.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

253

1,433 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11525, Richard Nixon (Apr 15, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11525-adjusting-rates-monthly-basic-pay-for-members-the-uniformed-services.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including the Act of December 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 649, the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SEC. 1. The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following tables: SEC. 2. (a) A person who became entitled after December 31, 1969, but before the date of enactment of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, to payment for items such as lump-sum leave, reenlistment and variable reenlistment bonus, continuation pay, any type of separation pay, or six months death gratuity, shall not be entitled to any increase in any such payment by virtue of this order. (b) Authority to prescribe other rules for payment of retroactive compensation shall be exercised for the uniformed services by the Secretary of Defense. Entitlement to retroactive pay under such rules shall be subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and shall conform as nearly as may be practicable to the provisions of Section 7 of the Act of December 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 654. SEC. 3. This order shall take effect January 1, 1970. RICHARD NIXON The White House April 15, 1970