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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Relating to Army Ration." 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 Amending Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Relating to Army Ration.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
156
937 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7500, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 3, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7500-amending-executive-order-no-5952-november-23-1932-relating-army.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the provisions of section 40 of the act of February 2, 1901, 31 Stat. 748, 758, Note 6 of Part I (Garrison Ration) of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, relating to Army ration, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Note 6.—In special cases where, due to local conditions, the unusually small size of the detachment, or the character of the work upon which the enlisted men are engaged, the allowances authorized in Note 5, above, are insufficient for the proper subsistence of the men, the Secretary of War is authorized to make such additional allowances as may be necessary, provided the total allowance thus authorized shall be less than the monetary allowance prescribed for subsistence for enlisted men when rations in kind are not furnished and Government messing facilities are provided." This Order shall be effective immediately. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, December 3, 1936.
