Executive Order 9163 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9163—Establishing a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Providing for Its Organization Into Units

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Friday, May 15, 1942

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1 min read (164 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 1942-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Providing for Its Organization Into Units." 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 Establishing a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Providing for Its Organization Into Units.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

164

924 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

34.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9163, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 15, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9163-establishing-womens-army-auxiliary-corps-and-providing-for-its.

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 entitled 'An Act to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps for service with the Army of the United States', approved May 14, 1942 (Public Law 554, Chapter 312, 77th Congress), and in order to accomplish the purpose of said act, I do hereby establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps for noncombatant service with the Army of the United States for the purpose of further making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill, and special training of the women of this Nation; and do hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, as a first step in the organization of such Corps, to establish units thereof, of such character as he may determine to be necessary to meet the requirements of the Army, with the number of such units not to exceed 100 and the total enrollment not to exceed 25,000. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 15, 1942.