Executive Order 9928 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9928—Suspending Professional Examinations for Permanent Promotion of Officers in the Medical Department of the Army

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Wednesday, January 21, 1948

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1 min read (86 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 Harry S Truman on 1948-01-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending Professional Examinations for Permanent Promotion of Officers in the Medical Department of the Army." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507(b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, approved August 7, 1947 (Public Law 381, 80th Congress), it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ The operation of all provisions of law requiring professional examinations for permanent promotion in the Regular Army of officers of the Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Corps is hereby suspended until June 30, 1948.

▪ This order shall become effective as of January 1, 1948.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

508 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9928, Harry S Truman (Jan 21, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9928-suspending-professional-examinations-for-permanent-promotion-officers.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507(b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, approved August 7, 1947 (Public Law 381, 80th Congress), it is ordered as follows: 1. The operation of all provisions of law requiring professional examinations for permanent promotion in the Regular Army of officers of the Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Corps is hereby suspended until June 30, 1948. 2. This order shall become effective as of January 1, 1948. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 21, 1948