Executive Order 8937 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8937—Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States
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 1941-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States." 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 Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
177
1,058 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8937, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 7, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8937-extending-the-period-eligibility-civil-service-registers-or-lists.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that no period of time served in the military or naval forces of the United States subsequent to May 1, 1940, shall be counted in determining the period of eligibility for appointment of those persons whose names appear on eligible registers or reemployment or replacement lists of the Civil Service Commission at the time of entering upon active military or naval service or who attain eligibility during such service: Provided , that such persons shall notify the Civil Service Commission within forty days after their service in the armed forces has terminated that they desire to have the benefits of this order. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 8602 of November 25, 1940, entitled "Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers of Persons who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States". FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 7, 1941.
