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Executive Order 10632

Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on August 19, 1955.

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Signed recordAugust 19, 1955

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Publication record20 FR 6115

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10632: Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy," last checked Oct. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10632

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 26). Executive Order 10632: Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10632

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10632: Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy." Last modified October 26, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10632.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10632: Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as Amended, Which Relate to the Promotion of Officers of the Medical Corps and Dental Corps of the Navy}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10632}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10632; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1955.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Note See Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective Sept. 14, 1978, all powers and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on Sept. 14, 1976.

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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