Executive Order 9557 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9557—Amendment of Executive Order 9210 of August 1, 1942, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Navy and Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-05-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 9210 of August 1, 1942, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Navy and Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
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
▪359, 368), the first paragraph of Executive Order 9210 of August 1, 1942, prescribing regulations governing the payment of additional compensation to enlisted men of the Navy and Coast Guard specially qualified in the use of arms is hereby amended to read as follows: "By the virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
286
1,671 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9557, Harry S Truman (May 26, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9557-amendment-executive-order-9210-august-1-1942-prescribing-regulations.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 368), the first paragraph of Executive Order 9210 of August 1, 1942, prescribing regulations governing the payment of additional compensation to enlisted men of the Navy and Coast Guard specially qualified in the use of arms is hereby amended to read as follows: "By the virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 368), it is hereby ordered that enlisted men of the navy and Coast Guard who have established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they may be required to use, according to standards of efficiency that may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Navy, and who are so stationed by their commanding officers that they may be required to use such arm or arms, including periods while transferred for temporary duty away from the ship or station to which permanently attached (provided the commanding officer of the ship or station to which they are permanently attached has retained them in battle stations where they normally use such arm or arms), shall receive additional compensation, under such regulations and conditions and for such periods of time as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, as follows: First Class---------- $5.00 per month Second Class------- 4.00 per month Third Class--------- 3.00 per month Fourth Class-------- 2.00 per month Fifth Class---------- 1.00 per month." This order shall become effective May 1, 1945. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 26, 1945
