Executive Order 7414 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7414—Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army

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Friday, July 10, 1936

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1 min read (207 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-07-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army." 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

▪ 726, 74th Cong., 2d Sess.), I hereby prescribe that during the fiscal year 1937 the grades and ratings of the enlisted men of the Regular Army shall be as set forth in this order, and that the number of enlisted men in the several grades and ratings shall not exceed the number specified herein.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

207

1,622 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7414, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 10, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7414-regulations-governing-the-grades-and-ratings-enlisted-men-the-regular.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress, approved June 20, 1936 (Pub. No. 726, 74th Cong., 2d Sess.), I hereby prescribe that during the fiscal year 1937 the grades and ratings of the enlisted men of the Regular Army shall be as set forth in this order, and that the number of enlisted men in the several grades and ratings shall not exceed the number specified herein. 1. The several grades and the maximum number of enlisted men therein shall be as follows: Number 1st Grade—Master Sergeants-------------------------- 1,075 2d Grade—First Sergeants and Technical Sergeants------- 2,943 3d Grade—Staff Sergeants---------------------------- 4,725 4th Grade—Sergeants------------------------------- 13,440 5th Grade—Corporals------------------------------- 13,893 6th Grade—Privates, 1st Class------------------------ 39,939 7th Grade—Privates, the number of whom will 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 as authorized by law. 2. Specialists ratings and the maximum number of enlisted men therein shall be as follows: Number 1st Class---------------------------------------------- 791 2d Class--------------------------------------------- 1,398 3d Class--------------------------------------------- 2,025 4th Class-------------------------------------------- 5,760 5th Class-------------------------------------------- 6,252 6th Class------------------------------------------- 17,884 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 10, 1936.