Executive Order 8011 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8011—Exemption of Arthur H. Chase From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Saturday, November 19, 1938

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1 min read (116 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 1938-11-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Arthur H. Chase From Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Arthur H.

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt the said Arthur H.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

116

676 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8011, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 19, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8011-exemption-arthur-h-chase-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Arthur H. Chase, senior ordnance engineer, Navy Department, who, during the current month, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to him, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby exempt the said Arthur H. Chase from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending November 30, 1939. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 19, 1938.